CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY AND ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

PURPOSE: To review the clinical findings and implications of central s erous retinopathy in patients with leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A c ase report is presented and the literature was reviewed. RESULTS: The procedures commonly used to confirm leukemic involvement of the eye ha ve historically Been invasive. Ocular involvement in these patients ge nerally heralds a poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: B-scan ultrasonography can he considered for the work-up of central serous retinopathy in pat ients with leukemia. Aggressive therapeutic intervention should begin immediately when ocular signs occur.