[Uveal effusion--microphthalmos--severe hypermetropia]

Report of a case of uveal effusion with nanophtalmus and hypermetropia in a 40-year-old woman. This case is similar to those described in the literature as uveal effusion and nanophthalmus. It shows that the syndrome may be unilateral and not accompanied by glaucoma. The most characteristic traits of the syndrome are thickening of the sclera and peripheral retinal vascular anomalies. The syndrome seems to be secondary to a lesion of the vorticose system and to poor circulation conditions in the intrascleral part of this system.