Eales Henry described the retinal disorder that bears his name
Features of Eales disease:
(1) venous inflammation (phlebitis) with occlusion causing an obliterative vasculopathy
(2) vascular sheathing
(3) nonperfusion of the peripheral retina
(4) neovascularization of the disc and/or retina
(5) variable vitreous hemorrhage
The diagnosis requires exclusion of other disorders causing vasculopathy or neovascularizaton.
“True” Eales’ disease affects males in India and the Middle East.
Complications:
(1) retinal detachment
(2) cataract
(3) neovascular glaucoma
(4) phthisis bulbi
(5) CNS vasculopathy causing neurologic deficits (cerebellar ataxia, multifocal white matter abnormalities, ischemic stroke)
