Macular involvement is a common finding in patients with Eales disease. The purpose of this communication is to describe the diagnosis of Eales disease from the finding of a macular epiretinal membrane in a young patient. The case is presented of a 38-year-old man referred to this medical service unit with blurred vision developed over the past 3 months, and was associated with vitreoretinal traction and a macular epiretinal membrane. After an ophthalmological examination including the retinal periphery, optical coherence tomography, tuberculin test, interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), and a systemic study, the patient was diagnosed with Eales disease. Macular oedema or epiretinal membranes due to Eales disease are relatively common. Sd-OCT is recommended in all patients with Eales disease. On the other hand, the presence of epiretinal membranes in young patients usually suggests a non-idiopathic aetiology.
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Eye (Lond)
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Purpose: Understanding the incidence of rare diseases is important in establishing a proper public health care system and setting target diseases in medical research. Herein, we report the 12-year cumulative incidence of seven rare ocular diseases of the retina in South Korea.
Methods: We analysed clinical records of 1,126,250 South Korean population during 2006~2019.
BMC Ophthalmol
September 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, 1UM Eye Research Centre (UMERC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background: Eales' disease is an idiopathic, inflammatory condition characterized by peripheral retinal phlebitis, distal non-perfusion, and neovascularization. Coats' disease, on the other hand, is an idiopathic, retinal vasculopathy characterized by telangiectasia and yellowish exudation. Both diseases commonly affect males.
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June 2024
Department of Basic Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
Eales' Disease is an idiopathic peripheral retinal vasculopathy first described by British ophthalmologist Henry Eales in 1880. Most prevalent in healthy young males, Eales' Disease often presents with symptoms of sudden blurry or decreased vision and floaters. Although no clear, standardized stage of the disease exists, it progresses through three overlapping phases-peripheral periphlebitis, ischemic capillary ischemia, and retinal neovascularization.
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February 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigorie T. Popa Iasi, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Eales disease manifests as an obliterative periphlebitis affecting the retina; it originates from the periphery and progresses posteriorly. It is characterized by retinal vessel wall inflammation, ischemia, and retinal neovascularization. In this report, we present the case of a 34-year-old male who attended our clinic with a sudden blurring of vision in his right eye.
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April 2024
National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. Electronic address:
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