Posterior scleritis with annular ciliochoroidal detachment.

PURPOSE: We studied an unusual case of posterior scleritis in a patient with sarcoidosis.

METHOD: The medical record was reviewed for clinical manifestation, course, and tests performed, including laboratory evaluations, fluorescein angiography, and ultrasonography.

RESULTS

The patient had posterior scleritis and unilateral angle-closure glaucoma caused by an annular ciliochoroidal detachment. Sarcoidosis was confirmed by biopsy of an enlarged parotid gland.

CONCLUSION

The mechanism of angle-closure glaucoma may not be clinically or echographically apparent for a week or more in patients who develop annular ciliochoroidal detachment. We also found an unusual association of sarcoidosis and annular ciliochoroidal detachment secondary to posterior scleritis.