Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis: An Ophthalmologist's View
Author(s) -
Yun Taek Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
hanyang medical reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2234-4446
pISSN - 1738-429X
DOI - 10.7599/hmr.2016.36.3.168
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , uveitis , medicine , intermediate uveitis , optic nerve , ophthalmology , dermatology , optic neuropathy , systemic disease , anterior uveitis , pathology , disease
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease, which may in volve any part of the eye and its adnexal tissues. Although the first manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis is often ophthalmic involve ment, nonophthalmologists are not familiar with its ocular man ifestations, especially when described in ophthalmologic terms. In this article, the author intends to describe the ocular manifestations of sarcoidosis in the terms of a nonophthalmologist.
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