Journal article
Pars planitis
Current opinion in ophthalmology, Vol.5(3), pp.72-82
06/1994
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-199406000-00013
Abstract
Pars planitis remains a difficult and perplexing clinical entity. Sequelae of long-standing disease include cataract formation, cystoid macular edema, epiretinal membrane formation, neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment. In addition to medical therapy with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, cryopexy to the retinal periphery and pars plana vitrectomy are playing an increasing role in the therapy of severely involved patients. Although the etiology of pars planitis remains obscure, clinical evidence suggests a strong association with multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, pars planitis has been linked with HLA-DR2, the same tissue antigen identified in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pars planitis
- Creators
- Susan Malinowski - Medical College of WisconsinJames FolkJose Pulido
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current opinion in ophthalmology, Vol.5(3), pp.72-82
- Publisher
- Lippincott-Raven Publishers
- DOI
- 10.1097/00055735-199406000-00013
- ISSN
- 1040-8738
- eISSN
- 1531-7021
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1994
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984180935302771
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