Abstract
Fuch's Heterochromic Iridocyclitis in Iran: Is the Disease Going to Fade Away?
Highlights
Dear Editor, There is a diverse group of well‐known uveitic entities which are of unknown etiology
Fuch’s heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) is a well‐known entity, which usually presents as a unilateral low-grade inflammation in a white eye with diffuse, stellate keratic precipitates and, mild anterior chamber inflammation, iris atrophy and no posterior synechiae.[2,3]
FHI is unique in that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies on aqueous samples in several clinical studies has identified the rubella virus as the cause of the entity.[4,5,6]
Summary
Dear Editor, There is a diverse group of well‐known uveitic entities which are of unknown etiology. Fuch’s heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) is a well‐known entity, which usually presents as a unilateral low-grade inflammation in a white eye with diffuse, stellate keratic precipitates and, mild anterior chamber inflammation, iris atrophy and no posterior synechiae.[2,3] In addition there is an associated 70% risk of cataracts and 15% risk of glaucoma.[2,3] FHI is unique in that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies on aqueous samples in several clinical studies has identified the rubella virus as the cause of the entity.[4,5,6] Nowadays, FHI is rarely seen in uveitis cases in the United States which is in contrast to developing countries.
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