Acute annular outer retinopathy: report of four cases.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical findings and course in four patients with acute annular outer retinopathy.


METHODS
Four patients were evaluated during the course of acute annular outer retinopathy, and the historical and clinical findings were retrospectively collected.


RESULTS
Four healthy patients developed the acute onset of visual field loss associated with a localized, white annular outer retinopathy. All patients were caucasian; two were women, aged 29 and 32 years, and two were men, aged 71 and 79 years. The mean follow-up was 3.9 years (range, 1 to 6 years). On presentation, four eyes had an irregular, incomplete, peripapillary, annular band of gray-white, deep retinal opacification with visual


CONCLUSIONS
These four cases of acute annular outer retinopathy expand our knowledge of this disorder. Acute annular outer retinopathy may be a distinct entity or it may represent a variant of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy retinopathy. As more cases are recognized, the characteristic features of the disease spectrum, the etiology, and treatment options may be better elucidated.
Fekrat
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Duke University Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Wilkinson
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Chang
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Yannuzzi
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Schatz
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Haller
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields
D005938:Glucocorticoids