Two cases of uveal effusion syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of uveal effusion syndrome associated with hypotony and a case of uveal effusion syndrome in nanophthalmos.


METHODS
The first case was a 25-year-old man who presented with decreased visual acuity in the left eye and hypotony. Fundus examination revealed choroidal effusion and retinal detachment with a thickened eyeball. Partial thickness sclerotomy and sclerectomy were performed. The second case was a 13-year-old boy who had uveal effusion syndrome with a nanophthalmic eye.


RESULTS
In the patient with hypotony, intraocular pressure was well maintained following partial thickness sclerotomy and sclerectomy, and choroidal effusion and retinal detachment were reduced. The visual acuity of the nanophthalmic patient was well maintained during a 3-year follow-up period without treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
appropriate treatment modalities should be considered depending on the ophthalmic condition of the individual patient.
Lee
Jong Hyun
JH
The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Jin Young
JY
Kim
Sung Soo
SS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome