UVEAL EFFUSION SYNDROME-ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION AND VOMITING

PURPOSE: We treated a 69-year-old woman with bilateral uveal effusions associated with primary pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart fail ure, and vomiting. METHODS: The patient underwent ophthalmoscopic, ech ocardiographic, and fluorescein angiographic examinations. RESULTS: In creased venous pressure caused by congestive heart failure and vomitin g was implicated as the cause of bilateral uveal effusions. The uveal effusions responded well to systemic furosemide. CONCLUSION: Primary p ulmonary hypertension with right-sided congestive heart failure and vo miting can lead to the development of uveal effusions.