title: Ocular disturbances in vitiligo.
abstract: One hundred fifty-six patients with vitiligo were examined for ocular abnormalities. A 2:3 ratio of white to black patients allowed us to evaluate the role of race in the occurrence of ocular disturbances. A large percentage (40%) of all patients showed some degree of fundal pigment disturbance including pigment clumps, focal hypopigmented spots, and choroidal nevi. Although racial variations were found in the incidence of choroidal nevi (p = 0.001) and iris transillumination (p = 0.0012), these variations were believed to reflect normal differences found in patients without vitiligo.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications*