Ocular involvement in sarcoidosis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate ocular involvement in patients with sarcoidosis.


METHODS
The prevalence of ocular manifestations was studied in 139 Turkish patients with sarcoidosis as a cross section. Color photography and fluorescein angiography were performed on patients suspected of having ocular involvement.


RESULTS
Ocular involvement was seen in 12.9% patients. Of 18 patients with ocular sarcoidosis, 39% had anterior and posterior involvement, 28% only anterior, 11% only posterior, 16.7% conjuctival, and 5.6% eyelid involvement. There was no statistically significant relationship between radiological grading and ocular involvement.


CONCLUSIONS
The most common ocular involvement in this study was both anterior and posterior segment involvement.
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. leylaatmaca@ttmail.com
Leyla S
LS
Atmaca
Pelin
P
Atmaca-Sönmez
Aysun
A
Idil
Ozlem O
OO
Kumbasar
Gökhan
G
Celik
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D015995:Prevalence; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult