Clinical and investigative profile of biopsy-proven sarcoid uveitis in India

Purpose: Retrospective analysis of the clinical features, investigative profile, response to treatment, and final visual outcome in histopathologically confirmed cases of sarcoid uveitis. Methods: Retrospective case series analysis was done of 15 eyes of 9 patients seen between July 1 999 and August 2003 with biopsy-proven sarcoid uveitis. There were 3 were males and 6 females. The mean age at presentation was 44.1 years (range 11-62 years), The mean follow-up was 28.4 months. Results: Six patients had bilateral ocular involvement and 3 had unilateral involvement. Five out of 9 patients had primarily ocular involvement. The most common presentation was intermediate uveitis and granulomatous anterior uveitis in 7 patients. Eight of 9 patients responded well to the medical treatment with systemic and periocular steroids. Conclusions: Ocular lesions can be the primary manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis. Sarcoid uveitis in the Asian Indian population often presents an intermediate uveitis with granulomatous anterior uveitis.