A case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

J Am Optom Assoc. 1992 Feb;63(2):90-4.

Abstract

A previously healthy 32-year-old female contact lens patient presented with a constant headache of several days duration and a sudden painless loss of vision in the right eye. Examination revealed a serous elevation of the sensory retina with whitish plaque-like lesions and decreased visual acuity. Fluorescein angiography suggested a diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (V-K-H). V-K-H syndrome is a chronic bilateral exudative uveitis associated with whitening of the hair and eyelashes and varying signs of meningeal irritation. A discussion of this case with photos and fluorescein angiography results will be presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Contact Lenses
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment / surgery
  • Scleritis / diagnosis
  • Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Visual Acuity