Ultrasound biomicroscopic analysis of transient shallow anterior chamber in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the mechanism of formation of the transient shallow anterior chamber in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

METHODS

Two patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome with shallow anterior chambers were examined with an ultrasound biomicroscope.

RESULTS

A ciliochoroidal detachment, which was not obvious on ophthalmoscopic examination, was clearly demonstrated in both patients by ultra-sound biomicroscopy. The detachment disappeared after systemic corticosteroid therapy.

CONCLUSION

The shallowing of the anterior chamber in two patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome was caused by suprachoroidal effusion secondary to inflammation of the uvea.