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Eric B. Suhler, MD; Ronald R. Buggage, MD; Robert B. Nussenblatt, MD
Bethesda, Md

Ron Neumann, MD
Ramat Hasharon, Israel

Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:1104-1105.

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A 13-YEAR-OLD Israeli girl of Moroccan ancestry was referred for the evaluation of chronic bilateral panuveitis. Four years earlier she had developed diffuse vitiligo after sustaining a severe sunburn (Figure 1). Four months prior to her initial symptoms, she noted the onset of severe headaches and decreased visual acuity. An ophthalmic evaluation revealed anterior uveitis, elevated intraocular pressure, and ultrasonographic evidence of bilateral vitritis. Treatment consisted of topical dexamethasone sodium phosphate, timolol, and laser iridotomy for iris bombé in the right eye. There was no history of ocular trauma or surgery.

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. Cutaneous depigmentation of the retroauricular and digital skin.

Our evaluation documented a visual acuity of 20/200 OD and 20/40 OS with normal intraocular pressures. An examination revealed symmetric, peripheral, transilluminating iris depigmentation (Figure 2 and Figure 3), which . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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