22 November 2025
: Case report 
Syphilitic Uveitis: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Outcome
Patient complains / malpractice, Rare disease
Krasina Peeva Valcheva
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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950678
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950678
Table 1 Visual acuity, clinical features, and treatment of the patient with uveitis.
| Visual acuity | Anterior eye segment | Posterior eye segment | Uveitis treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOD=20/1600VOS=20/50 | Cornea and anterior chamber clear. Pupil: OD – anterior synechiae at 1 and 6 o’clock; OS – no synechiae | Vitreous opacities (OD >OS)Blurred margins of the optic disc head | Antibiotic-corticosteroid eye drops 5×daily and atropine sulfate 1% eye drops 2×daily in both eyes | |
| VOD=20/1250VOS=20/40 | Unchanged | Unchanged | Same treatment + bromfenac 2×daily in both eyes | |
| VOD=20/400VOS=20/32 | Unchanged | Unchanged | Same treatment + periocular methylprednisolone injection in the right eye | |
| VOD=20/80VOS=20/25 | Unchanged | Clear vitreous body | Same treatment−Periocular injection in the right eye discontinued | |
| VOD=20/40VOS=20/25 | Pupil: OD – anterior synechiae at 6 o’clock; OS – no synechiae | Sharp margins of the optic disc head | Antibiotic-corticosteroid eye drops 3×daily in both eyesRight eye: atropine sulfate 1% collyrium once daily and bromfenac collyrium 2×daily | |
| VOD=20/25VOS=20/20 | Pupils: OD/OS – no synechiae | No pathological findings | End of therapy | |
| OD – oculus dexter (right eye); OS – oculus sinister (left eye); VOD – visual acuity oculus dexter (visual acuity of the right eye); VOS – visual acuity oculus sinister (visual acuity of the left eye). | ||||