Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ARTICLES
Year
: 1980  |  Volume : 28  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 43-

Idiopathic cilio-choroidal detachment (a case report)


Manoj Shukla 
 Department of A.M. U. Institute of Ophthalmology, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh, India

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Manoj Shukla
Department of A.M. U. Institute of Ophthalmology, J. N. Medical College, Aligarh
India




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Shukla M. Idiopathic cilio-choroidal detachment (a case report).Indian J Ophthalmol 1980;28:43-43


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Idiopathic or spontaneous cilio-choroidal detachment has been described in the literature as detachment of anterior part of choroid and ciliary body without any obvious cause[2]. The largest number of cases i.e. seventeen have been reported by Schepens and Brockhurst[3].

 CASE REPORT



A male aged 45 years reported in the out door of Institute of Ophthalmology with the sole complaint of chronic progressive diminu�tion of vision, L.E. for last two years. On examination, the visual acuity was found to be 6/6 J1 in R.E. and 2/60 in LE. The anterior segment of left eye was normal. On direct Ophthalmoscopy. a temporal choroidal detach�ment was seen. The indentation indirect Ophthalmoscopic examination revealed an alround annular choroidal detachment in the periphery with lobular extension in the temporal central retina without any associated retinal detachment [Figure 1]. There was no evidence of any exudative or vascular pathology in the fundus. There was no history of trauma or intra-ocular surgical procedure in the left eye.

 DISCUSSION



Schepens and Brockhurst[3] have reported bilaterality of such detachment in 76.47 % of cases. It is generally believed that such detachments spontaneously resolve and surgical procedures of sclerotomy and diathermy punc�ture[1] and encircling by polythene tube[3] have yielded unsatisfactory results.

 SUMMARY



An interesting case of unilateral idiopathic cilio-choroidal detachment is presented.

References

1Bernard, A. 1963, Bull. Soc. Oph. Fr., Suppl.
2Hertz, K. 1954, Acta Ophth. (Kbh.) Suppl. 41.
3Schepens, C.L. Brockhurst, R.J.; 1963, Arch. Ophthalmol. 70 : 189