TY - JOUR
T1 - Pars planitis
AU - Malinowski, S. M.
AU - Folk, J. C.
AU - Pulido, J. S.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Pars planitis remains a difficult and perplexing clinical entity. Sequelae of long-standing disease include cataract formation, cystoid macular edema, epiretinal membrane formation, neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment. In addition to medical therapy with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, cryopexy to the retinal periphery and pars plana vitrectomy are playing an increasing role in the therapy of severely involved patients. Although the etiology of pars planitis remains obscure, clinical evidence suggests a strong association with multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, pars planitis has been linked with HLA-DR2, the same tissue antigen identified in patients with multiple sclerosis.
AB - Pars planitis remains a difficult and perplexing clinical entity. Sequelae of long-standing disease include cataract formation, cystoid macular edema, epiretinal membrane formation, neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment. In addition to medical therapy with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, cryopexy to the retinal periphery and pars plana vitrectomy are playing an increasing role in the therapy of severely involved patients. Although the etiology of pars planitis remains obscure, clinical evidence suggests a strong association with multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, pars planitis has been linked with HLA-DR2, the same tissue antigen identified in patients with multiple sclerosis.
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U2 - 10.1097/00055735-199406000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00055735-199406000-00013
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0028298556
SN - 1040-8738
VL - 5
SP - 72
EP - 82
JO - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
JF - Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -