PANUVEITIS AFTER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TREATMENTS FOR LIGHT ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS.

PURPOSE: The objective of the study was to report a case of panuveitis after light adjustable intraocular lens implantation and ultraviolet light treatment.

METHODS

This was a case report.

RESULTS

A 68-year-old woman with a history of herpes zoster without ocular involvement presented with panuveitis in her right eye 2 weeks after an ultraviolet light lock-in treatment for a recently implanted light adjustable intraocular lens. An infectious and inflammatory workup was only notable for positive herpes simplex-1 and VZV IgG, but the patient did not have any history of ocular herpes simplex or VZV. Over the course of 5 months, the panuveitis resolved completely with topical steroids, and the patient had a good visual outcome.

CONCLUSION

Though causality cannot be established in this case, physicians should be aware of the possibility of uveitis after ultraviolet light treatments. Extra caution should be observed in patients with history of herpetic disease.