Question

What are Dalen-Fuchs nodules and what conditions are they found in?

Accepted Answer

● Small, discrete yellowish infiltrate at the level of
the RPE
● Made up of aggregates of inflammatory cells,
usually epithelioid histiocytes, that collect between
the RPE and Bruch’s membrane
● Seen in sympathetic ophthalmia and VKH

Front	What are Dalen-Fuchs nodules and what conditions are they found in?
Back	● Small, discrete yellowish infiltrate at the level of the RPE ● Made up of aggregates of inflammatory cells, usually epithelioid histiocytes, that collect between the RPE and Bruch’s membrane ● Seen in sympathetic ophthalmia and VKH

Rpe Dalen Fuchs Nodules Conditions Found Small Discrete Yellowish