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Letter to the Editor
Pseudouveitis as a manifestation of hyperlipidaemia
  1. THANH HOANG-XUAN,
  2. DANIELE HANNOUCHE,
  3. HERVÉ ROBIN,
  4. MARGOT VAN DER DONK,
  5. JEAN-FRANÇOIS KOROBELNIK
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France
  1. Thanh Hoang-Xuan, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.82.10.1215a

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    Editor,—We report a case of unilateral anterior pseudouveitis in a diabetic retinopathic eye, as a manifestation of hyperlipidaemia. High levels of lipids were detected in the aqueous humour and the anterior flare resolved only after successful control of diabetes and hyperlipidaemia was obtained.

    CASE REPORT

    A 44 year old man was referred for anterior uveitis not responsive to a 5 day topical steroid therapy. His past medical history was significant for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and obesity.

    At presentation, the patient complained of pain and redness in his left eye. Visual acuity was 20/25 in the right eye and light perception in …

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