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