TY - JOUR
T1 - Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis
T2 - Incidence of Ocular Complications and Visual Acuity Loss
AU - Thorne, Jennifer E.
AU - Woreta, Fasika
AU - Kedhar, Sanjay R.
AU - Dunn, James P.
AU - Jabs, Douglas A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Grants EY-13707 (Dr Thorne) and EY-00405 (Dr Jabs) from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, and by the Kids’ Uveitis Research and Education (KURE) Fund, Baltimore, Maryland. The authors indicate no financial conflict of interest. Involved in design and conduct of study (F.W., J.E.T., D.A.J.); collection and management of the data (F.W., J.E.T.); provision of patients and resources (J.E.T., D.A.J., S.R.K., J.P.D.); analysis (J.E.T.) and interpretation of the data (J.E.T., D.A.J.); preparation of manuscript (J.E.T., D.A.J.); review and approval of the manuscript (F.W., J.E.T., D.A.J., S.R.K., J.P.D.).
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - Purpose: To estimate the incidences of ocular complications and vision loss in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis, to describe risk factors for vision loss, and to describe the association between therapy and complications and vision loss. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: setting: Single-center, academic practice. study population: A total of 75 patients with JIA-associated uveitis evaluated between July 1984 and August 2005. procedures: Clinical data on these patients were analyzed. outcome measures: Occurrence of ocular complications and visions of 20/50 or worse and 20/200 or worse. Results: Over a median follow-up of three years, the incidence of any ocular complication was 0.33/eye-year (EY). Rates of vision loss to 20/50 or worse and 20/200 or worse were 0.10/EY and 0.08/EY, respectively. Risk factors at presentation for incident vision loss included presence of posterior synechiae, anterior chamber flare ≥ 1+, and abnormal intraocular pressure (IOP). During follow-up, ocular inflammation ≥ 0.5+ cells was associated with an increased risk of visual impairment (relative risk [RR] = 2.02, P = .006) and of blindness (RR = 2.99, P = .03). Immunosuppressive drug therapy reduced the risk of hypotony by 74% (P = .002), epiretinal membrane formation by 86% (P = .05), and blindness in the better eye by 60% (P = .04). Conclusions: Incident vision loss and complications were common. Presence of posterior synechiae, anterior chamber flare ≥ 1+, and abnormal IOP at presentation were associated with vision loss during follow-up. Use of immunosuppressive drugs reduced the risk of some ocular complications and of blindness in the better-seeing eye.
AB - Purpose: To estimate the incidences of ocular complications and vision loss in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis, to describe risk factors for vision loss, and to describe the association between therapy and complications and vision loss. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: setting: Single-center, academic practice. study population: A total of 75 patients with JIA-associated uveitis evaluated between July 1984 and August 2005. procedures: Clinical data on these patients were analyzed. outcome measures: Occurrence of ocular complications and visions of 20/50 or worse and 20/200 or worse. Results: Over a median follow-up of three years, the incidence of any ocular complication was 0.33/eye-year (EY). Rates of vision loss to 20/50 or worse and 20/200 or worse were 0.10/EY and 0.08/EY, respectively. Risk factors at presentation for incident vision loss included presence of posterior synechiae, anterior chamber flare ≥ 1+, and abnormal intraocular pressure (IOP). During follow-up, ocular inflammation ≥ 0.5+ cells was associated with an increased risk of visual impairment (relative risk [RR] = 2.02, P = .006) and of blindness (RR = 2.99, P = .03). Immunosuppressive drug therapy reduced the risk of hypotony by 74% (P = .002), epiretinal membrane formation by 86% (P = .05), and blindness in the better eye by 60% (P = .04). Conclusions: Incident vision loss and complications were common. Presence of posterior synechiae, anterior chamber flare ≥ 1+, and abnormal IOP at presentation were associated with vision loss during follow-up. Use of immunosuppressive drugs reduced the risk of some ocular complications and of blindness in the better-seeing eye.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.033
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 17362866
AN - SCOPUS:34247143825
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 143
SP - 840-846.e2
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -