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A 58-year-old woman was evaluated at the hospital because of loss of vision in her right eye.
The patient had been in good general health until six months earlier, when narrow-angle glaucoma developed. Bilateral laser peripheral iridectomies were performed at that time, but she also required topical timolol, brimonidine, dorzolamide, and latanoprost; bilateral immature cataracts were followed.
Six months later, the patient consulted an ophthalmologist because of recent loss of vision in the right eye. The best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left, with intraocular pressures of 26 and 25 mm Hg, respectively.
Differential Diagnosis
Idiopathic Uveal Effusion Syndrome
Posterior Scleritis
VogtKoyanagiHarada Syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Infectious Granulomatous Conditions
Neoplastic Disorders
Clinical Diagnosis
Dr. Donald J. D'Amico's Diagnoses
Pathological Discussion
Anatomical Diagnoses
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