title: Two cases of uveal effusion syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sung Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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