Electrophysiological findings in peripheral uveitis.
Nine patients with peripheral uveitis were studied clinically and electrophysiologically. Electroretinographic findings varied widely from supernormal to nonrecordable responses, depending on the disease duration and severity. These results suggest that the pathology in peripheral uveitis is not necessarily limited to the inferior pars plana but can be diffuse and widespread. In the final stage of the disease, the fundus showed extensive pigmentation and narrow retinal arteries associated with a nonrecordable electroretinogram, similar to retinitis pigmentosa. Burned-out peripheral uveitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of secondary pigmentary degeneration.
Tetsuka
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Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Katsumi
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Mehta
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Tetsuka
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Hirose
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D000200:Action Potentials; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004585:Electrooculography; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009991:Oscillometry; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity