title: Ocular manifestations of syphilis.
abstract: Since the mid-1970s, the number of new cases of infectious syphilis has begun to increase. Ocular manifestations of secondary and late syphilis occur. The optometric role in the management of infectious syphilis is one of detection, consultation with internists and neurologists for systemic treatment, topical treatment of anterior uveitis, and monitoring for recurrence of disease. This report describes an elderly patient presenting with recurrent, bilateral iritis and optic atrophy as initial clinical manifestations of syphilitic infection.
authors.affiliation: Optometry Service, Veterans Administration, Boston, MA 02108.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Tierney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014326:Tropanes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D014326:Tropanes; C100236:homatropine; D011239:Prednisolone