POSTERIOR SCLERITIS WITH ANNULAR CILIOCHOROIDAL DETACHMENT

PURPOSE: We studied an unusual case of posterior scleritis in a patien t with sarcoidosis. METHOD: The medical record was reviewed for clinic al manifestation, course, and tests per formed, including laboratory e valuations, fluorescein angiography; and ultrasonography. RESULTS: The patient had posterior scleritis and unilateral angle-closure glaucoma caused by an annular ciliochoroidal detachment. Sarcoidosis was confi rmed by biopsy of an enlarged parotid gland. CONCLUSION: The mechanism of angle closure glaucoma may not be clinically or echographically ap parent for a week or more in patients who develop annular ciliochoroid al detachment. We also found an unusual association of sarcoidosis and annular ciliochoroidal detachment secondary to posterior scleritis.