A clinical study of annular cyclitis

Correspondence: Marilita M Moschos 144 Kountouriotou Street, 18535 Piraeus, Greece Tel +69 44 887 319 Fax +30 21 0412 2139 Email moschosmarilita@yahoo.fr Purpose: To investigate six cases of annular cyclitis. Methods: All patients with impairment of visual acuity underwent complete ophthalmologic examination, color fundus photography, laboratory tests and fl uorescein angiography. Indocyanine green (ICG) angiography and B-scan ultrasonography were also performed in three cases in order to diagnose the disease. Results: All patients presented a unilateral or bilateral granulomatous uveitis, associated with infl ammatory annular cyclitis. They had a shallow anterior chamber, a mildly elevated intraocular pressure (under 25 mm Hg) and an annular serous retinal detachment. A resolution was observed after specifi c therapy associated with systemic prednisolone therapy and antiglaucomatous drops. Conclusion: This is the fi rst description of an observational study of six patients with infl ammatory annular cyclitis.