FURTHER STUDY ON FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHIC FINDING IN HARADA'S DISEASE

Twenty five patients with Harada's disease are examined with fluorescein angiography to study on the incidence and the cause of the change in the optic disc. The results obtained are as follows : 1) The fluorescein angiographic finding of the optic disc reveals two kinds of finding: true papilledema (papillitis) and pseudo - papilledema (pseudopapillitis). 2) The fluorescein leakages from the optic disc are demonstrated either from the initial stage or at recovery stage of the disease with relatively high frequency (36 %). 3) It is confirmed that the cause of these fluorescein leakages in the optic disc is closely related with severity of the disease process.From the results obtained, it is pointed out that fluorescein angiographic finding of the optic disc in the Harada's disease is of importance for determination of the severity of the disease process and prognosis.