Changes in Scleral Architecture in Chronic Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.

Harada, Y; Bhat, P; Munk, Marion; Goldstein, DA (2017). Changes in Scleral Architecture in Chronic Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Ocular immunology and inflammation, 25(1), pp. 85-92. Informa Healthcare 10.3109/09273948.2015.1057600

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PURPOSE:

To describe scleral changes in chronic VKH.

METHODS:

Medical records of patients with chronic VKH were retrospectively reviewed. Change of scleral architecture was defined as progressive posterior bowing on OCT, axial length elongation, and/or increased myopia more than -1.0 D, not explicable by other etiologies.

RESULTS:

In total, 28 eyes (16 patients) with mean age of disease onset 32.5 ± 14.0 years were included in the study. Disease duration was 15.1 ± 10.2 years. Eight eyes (28.6%) showed progressive scleral architectural changes. Five eyes (18%) developed scleral changes on OCT, not seen on prior imaging (2-12 years earlier). One eye had posterior bowing on OCT with increased axial length, both eyes of a bilateral pseudophake developed increased myopia with increased axial length. Well-circumscribed chorioretinal atrophy within the arcade was associated with progressive scleral change.

CONCLUSIONS:

Progressive scleral change may develop as a late complication of VKH. The association with well-circumscribed chorioretinal atrophy suggests that chronic choroidal inflammation may be responsible.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ophthalmology

UniBE Contributor:

Munk, Marion

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0927-3948

Publisher:

Informa Healthcare

Language:

English

Submitter:

Marion Munk

Date Deposited:

28 Jun 2016 09:59

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:56

Publisher DOI:

10.3109/09273948.2015.1057600

PubMed ID:

26645360

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/83438

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