title: Familial pars planitis.
abstract: Ophthalmologists do not consider pars planitis to occur on a familial basis. The development of pars planitis in nine members of four different families is reported. Affected family members include twin sisters, a mother and daughter, two brothers, and a sister and two brothers from the same family. This suggests that a common hereditary and/or environmental factor contributed to the disease in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002924:Ciliary Body; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D014792:Visual Acuity