Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic systemic granulomatous disease. It commonly affects the skin, lungs, kidneys, and central nervous system. In the eyes it primarily affects the uveal tract, conjunctiva, lacrimal glands and optic nerve. Here in we describe the case of a patient with systemic sarcoidosis and asymptomatic eye inflammation.
(A) Fundus photography of the right eye showing a circumscribed yellow-orange choroidal mass located along the inferotemporal vascular arcade. (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrating a dome-shaped choroidal mass with subretinal fluid, retinal pigment epithelium alterations, cystoid macular edema, and outer retinal damage.
Freitas,Luiz Guilherme Azevedo de and Gabriel,Luiz Alexandre Rassi and Isaac,David Leonardo Cruvinel and Freitas,Clovis Arcoverde de and Ávila,Marcos Pereira de. Asymptomatic ocular sarcoidosis. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2013, vol. 72, n. 2, [cited 2026-10-22], pp.116-118. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/asymptomatic-ocular-sarcoidosis/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
