PARS PLANITIS - EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL OUTCOME IN A LARGE COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL IN MEXICO-CITY

Medical records of 51 patients with a diagnosis of pars planitis (97 e yes) were reviewed. Based upon the severity of vitreous inflammation, in 34 eyes (35%) the condition was classified as mild, in 38 (39%) as moderate, and in 25 eyes (26%) as severe. Vascular sheathing was prese nt in 51 eyes (53%), snowballs in 42 (43%), snowbanks in 29 (30%), cat aract in 19 (20%), cystoid macular edema in 26 (27%), retinal detachme nt in 4 (4%) and glaucoma in 3 (3%) eyes. Treatment consisted of predn isone and periocular injections of deposteroids or immunosuppressive a gents; 13 patients required surgery for retinal repair, glaucoma, vitr eous opacities or cataract. After treatment the visual acuity improved in 58% of the eyes, did not change in 33%, and worsened in 9%.