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Hsu AY, Kuo HT, Lin CJ, Hsia NY, Kuo SC, Wei CC, Lai CT, Chen HS, Wang YH, Wei JCC, Tsai YY. Cataract Development Among Pediatric Patients With Uveitis. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2419366. [PMID: 38949811 PMCID: PMC11217876 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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Importance The long-term estimated risk of development of cataracts among pediatric patients with uveitis is not clear. Objective To describe factors associated with the development of cataracts among pediatric patients with uveitis. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study used the international TriNetX database to enroll pediatric patients with and without uveitis from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2022. The nonuveitis cohort consisted of randomly selected control patients matched by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and specific comorbidities. Exposure Diagnosis of uveitis, identified using diagnostic codes. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the risk of developing cataracts among the uveitis group compared with the nonuveitis comparison group, with hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs reported. Results A total of 22 687 pediatric patients with uveitis (mean [SD] age, 10.3 [5.6] years; 54.2% male) and 22 687 comparators without uveitis (mean [SD] age, 10.3 [5.6] years; 54.5% male) were enrolled in the study. The risk of cataracts was increased among pediatric patients with uveitis up to a follow-up duration of 20 years (HR, 17.17; 95%CI, 12.90-22.80) from the index date. Subgroup analyses revealed an elevated cataract risk across age groups: 0 to 6 years (HR, 19.09; 95% CI, 10.10-36.00), 7 to 12 years (HR, 27.16; 95% CI, 15.59-47.20), and 13 to 18 years (HR, 13.39; 95% CI, 8.84-20.30); both female sex (HR, 13.76; 95% CI, 9.60-19.71) and male sex (HR, 11.97; 95% CI, 8.47-16.91); and Asian (HR, 13.80; 95% CI, 3.28-58.07), Black or African American (HR, 10.41; 95% CI, 5.60-19.36), and White (HR, 15.82; 95% CI, 11.05-22.60) race. Furthermore, increased cataract risks were also observed among those with and without a history of immunosuppressive agents (with: HR, 26.52 [95% CI, 16.75-41.90]; without: HR, 17.69 [95% CI: 11.39-27.40]), a history of steroid eye drop use (with: HR, 29.51 [95% CI, 14.56-59.70]; without: HR, 16.49 [95% CI, 11.92-22.70]), and a history of intraocular procedures (with: HR, 11.07 [95%CI, 4.42-27.71]; without: HR, 14.49 [95% CI, 10.11-20.70]). Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of pediatric patients with uveitis, an elevated risk of cataracts following a uveitis diagnosis was found compared with pediatric patients without uveitis. The findings suggest that pediatric patients with uveitis should be monitored for cataract development.
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- Alan Y. Hsu
- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of General Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taifchung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- An-Shin Dialysis Center, NephroCare Ltd, Fresenius Medical Care, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Ledbetter EC, Irby NL. Evaluation of the short- and long-term complications and outcomes of phacoemulsification surgery in alpacas. Vet Ophthalmol 2020; 23:740-746. [PMID: 32510743 DOI: 10.1111/vop.12795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the complications and determine the visual outcomes associated with phacoemulsification surgery in alpacas. ANIMALS Five alpacas (nine operated eyes). PROCEDURES Medical records of alpacas with a clinical diagnosis of cataracts that received elective phacoemulsification surgery at Cornell University over a 15 year period were reviewed. RESULTS The mean (± standard deviation) age of the five operated alpacas was 104 days (±64 days). The cataracts were suspected to be congenital in all alpacas. Concurrent congenital ocular abnormalities were common in the operated eyes and included microphakia, persistent patent hyaloid arteries, and persistent patent tunica vasculosa lentis. No significant intraoperative complications were identified in any cases. In the immediate postoperative period, uveitis was mild-to-moderate in most operated eyes, ocular hypertension was not detected, and clinically significant corneal edema did not occur in any eyes. The mean (± standard deviation) duration of clinical follow-up after surgery was 32 months (±25 months). A peri-incisional corneal stromal ulcer associated with fibrinous uveitis was identified in a single eye during recheck examination 4 weeks postoperative that resolved with medical therapy. Long-term complications included unilateral glaucoma in two alpacas that resulted in vision loss. On the final recheck ophthalmic examination, 78% (7 of 9) of operated eyes were visual and all operated alpacas had vision in at least one operated eye. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In this series, the visual outcomes associated with elective phacoemulsification surgery in alpacas were good. Glaucoma was the most common vision-threatening long-term postoperative complication.
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- Eric C Ledbetter
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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