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One case was reported in a 43-year old man with bilateral destructive sarcoidosis affecting the anterior and posterior lamella of the eyelid leading to full-thickness loss and cicatricial entropion. ĭermatologic manifestations of sarcoidosis are common, but eyelid involvement is rare and has mostly been reported in case reports. Chronic inflammation and hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis can also result in subepithelial deposition of calcium, leading to calcific band keratopathy. Ĭorneal involvement is rare but most commonly presents as superficial punctate keratitis secondary to keratoconjunctivitis sicca, but there are case reports of interstitial keratitis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Sarcoidosis-related scleritis can present as anterior diffuse, anterior nodular, or posterior scleritis and is usually non-necrotizing. Scleritis can occur with ocular sarcoidosis but is rare and has mostly been associated with older female patients aged 53 to 64 years old.

Nodules are some of the most common ocular manifestations of sarcoidosis and are typically asymptomatic. Ĭonjunctival involvement can include conjunctival nodules, acute follicular conjunctivitis and chronic cicatricial conjunctivitis.

Out of 159 patients in one Japanese study, 61% of patients had trabecular meshwork nodules and 55% had tent-shaped peripheral anterior synechiae leading to abnormal gonioscopic findings. Sarcoid uveitis can lead to increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma due to edema or inflammatory cells that cause trabecular meshwork obstruction. Ĭomplications of chronic uveitis include cataract formation, glaucoma and cystoid macular edema (CME), which can all lead to vision loss in sarcoidosis patients. Characteristic fundoscopic findings in posterior uveitis include periphlebitis and “candle wax drippings” (scattered whitish-yellow perivascular retinal exudates along the retinal veins). Choroidal granulomas vary widely in size and can lead to visual impairment if they are centrally located and possibly retinal detachment if the granulomas are large. Posterior involvement in sarcoid uveitis is usually bilateral but can be asymmetric. Characteristic fundoscopic findings in intermediate uveitis include vitreous opacities, snow balls (aggregates of inflammatory cells in the vitreous humor posterior to the lens), and snow banks (accumulation of white exudates over the pars plana and ora serrata). Patients with intermediate uveitis more commonly complain of floaters and blurry vision. Slit-lamp exam may show granulomatous keratic precipitates, iris nodules, and anterior or posterior synechiae. Patients can develop permanent ocular damage from chronic inflammation before treatment is initiated. Anterior uveitis typically presents with pain, redness and photophobia, but these signs may be absent and thus delay diagnosis. The most common type is bilateral anterior uveitis without posterior-segment involvement. Sarcoidosis can present with anterior, intermediate, posterior or panuveitis and should be on the differential for any patient with uveitis. The most common ocular manifestation overall is uveitis, reported in 30-70% of cases. The granulomatous inflammation of sarcoidosis can affect any part of the eye and its adnexa and can progress to severe visual impairment and blindness. The most common types of ocular involvement are uveitis and conjunctival nodules. The prevalence of ocular involvement in systemic sarcoidosis ranges from 12%-76% with ocular involvement being the presenting symptom in 30-40%. A recent comprehensive study found that incidence in the United States ranged from 8.1 per 100,000 in Caucasians to 17.8 in African Americans. Sarcoidosis is a global disease but is more common in Nordic and African American populations. In 1909, Heerfordt described the first ocular manifestation of sarcoid in three men with uveitis, parotid enlargement, and fever.

Later, Caesar Boeck coined the term “sarcoid” because of the lesion’s resemblance to sarcoma on histology.

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The first patient with confirmed sarcoid was described by dermatologist Jonathan Hutchinson in early 1880, whose skin lesions Hutchinson named “Mortimer’s malady” after the patient. The disease most commonly affects the skin, lungs, lymph nodes, and eyes but can affect virtually any organ. Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas.

5.3 Treatment of adnexal and orbital manifestations.

5.2 Treatment of ocular surface manifestations.

5.1 Treatment of intraocular manifestations.

4.1 Revised International Workshop on Ocular Sarcoidosis (IWOS) criteria for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis (OS):.