Ocular Sarcoidosis

Abstract

Because of low incidence of sarcoidosis in the west part of Japan this disese is sometimes confuesd with other disease. Afer presenting clinical and histopathologic findings which appeared in a 43-year-old woman the author reviewed clinical and histologic pictures which were presented in 112 cases of sarcoidosis reported in Japanese literature. The eyes or the ocular adnexa were involved in 80% of 112cases. As preveous authors described eye symptoms are found in high incidence and the importance of eye examination in making a diagnosis of sarcoidosis is emphasized.