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Jalil SA, Jaouni T, Amer R. Vasoproliferative Tumor Secondary to Sarcoidosis-Associated Intermediate Uveitis. Turk J Ophthalmol 2024; 54:108-111. [PMID: 38645965 PMCID: PMC11034545 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2024.36926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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We report the visual and clinical outcomes of a middle-aged woman who presented with exudative retinal detachment (ERD) secondary to a vasoproliferative tumor (VPT) in an eye with sarcoidosis-associated intermediate uveitis. A 55-year-old woman previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis presented with decreased vision in the left eye (LE). Visual acuity in the LE was counting fingers. She had active vitritis, and a peripheral retinal vascular mass was noted in the superotemporal periphery. The mass was associated with ERD involving the posterior pole. The patient was managed with systemic and intravitreal steroids, and cyclosporine was subsequently added as a steroid-sparing agent. Because of recurrence of ERD, the patient underwent pars plana vitrectomy, and cryotherapy and laser photocoagulation were applied to the VPT. Two months postoperatively, visual acuity in the LE improved to 6/10. There was marked regression of the VPT and total resolution of the ERD. In conclusion, we report a favorable visual and clinical outcome in a patient with VPT-associated ERD who responded to a combination of medical therapy and surgical intervention. VPT may lead to different remote complications, so timely diagnosis of these tumors and proper management of their complications is warranted.
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- Sara Abdel Jalil
- Hadassah Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hadassah Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hadassah Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hedayatfar A, Anvari P, Herbort CP, Chee SP. Demyelinating plaque-associated uveitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024; 262:575-582. [PMID: 37855958 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-023-06270-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To report the clinical and fluorescein angiographic (FA) features of demyelinating plaque-associated uveitis (DPU), a subset of uveitis in which patients have demyelinating plaques on the brain/cervical magnetic resonance image (MRI) but do not meet the criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS In this retrospective observational study, Persian Patients were diagnosed with DPU and included if (1) they never satisfied the MS criteria, (2) all other possible etiologies were excluded, and (3) they were followed for at least 2 years. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 3 years (interquartile range, 2.0-5.3), 8 out of 40 (20%) patients diagnosed with DPU were excluded as they subsequently met the MS criteria. Of remaining 32 patients studied, the mean age was 36.3±9.9 (range 20-56 years), and 30 (93.8%) were female. Twenty-four (75.0%) showed bilateral involvement and 27 (84.4%) had insidious-chronic course. Uveitis was classified as intermediate (with or without anterior uveitis) in 29 (90.6%) and isolated anterior in 3 (9.4%) patients. Nine (28.1%) patients had at least one systemic neurological complaint. Ocular findings were: granulomatous keratic precipitates in 43/44 (97.7%) eyes; snowballs in 25/52 (48.1%) eyes; snowbanks in 4/52 (7.7%) eyes; cystoid macular edema in 20/56 (35.7%) eyes; and optic neuritis in 5/56 (8.9%) eyes. Visual acuity was ≥ 20/40 in 39 eyes (69.6%) at presentation which improved to 46 eyes (81.2%) at 2-year follow up. The two most frequent findings in FA were optic disc leakage/staining in 44/52 (81.5%) eyes, and peripheral retinal perivascular leakage in 39/52 (76.9%) eyes, which in 14/52 (26.9%) eyes extended beyond the equator. CONCLUSION DPU usually presents as a bilateral chronic granulomatous intermediate and, less often, isolated anterior uveitis, especially in females. Most are neurologically asymptomatic. Visual outcome is generally favorable. In FA, peripheral retinal perivascular leakage is common. DPU patients have an increased tendency to develop MS and should be prohibited from anti-TNF treatment.
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- Alireza Hedayatfar
- Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Sattar khan St., Niayesh Ave, Tehran, 14455-364, Iran.
- Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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- Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Sattar khan St., Niayesh Ave, Tehran, 14455-364, Iran
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- Retinal and Inflammatory Eye Diseases, Centre for Ophthalmic Specialized Care (COS), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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Baquet-Walscheid K, Heinz C. [Intermediate and Posterior Uveitis - Disease entities]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2024; 241:119-135. [PMID: 37977201 DOI: 10.1055/a-2193-2568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Intermediate and posterior uveitis can have multiple infectious and noninfectious causes, and posterior uveitis in particular is clinically multifaceted. Some entities require prompt initiation of therapy to ensure visual prognosis. This article presents typical characteristics of intermediate and posterior uveitides and explains special features of their treatment.
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Rojas-Carabali W, Boada-Robayo L, Chacón-Zambrano D, Criollo Porras E, Kerguelén Dumar V, de-la-Torre A. Multiple Sclerosis in a Patient with Intermediate Uveitis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treated with Adalimumab: A Case Report. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023; 31:1873-1876. [PMID: 36150118 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2022.2113800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To report a case of multiple sclerosis (MS) development in a patient with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and bilateral intermediate uveitis (IU) treated with Adalimumab. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old Colombian woman diagnosed with JIA and bilateral refractory IU treated with methotrexate and Adalimumab with difficult control of the disease and multiple ocular complications. Eight years after starting Adalimumab, the patient presented paresthesia in the left upper limb. Radiologic findings in the brain and cervical spine MRI confirmed the diagnosis of MS. CONCLUSIONS We reported the first case of MS development in a patient with JIA treated with Adalimumab and the third in a patient with noninfectious uveitis treated with anti-TNFα. It remains uncertain whether MS is secondary to anti-TNFα therapy or is linked to a polyautoimmunity phenomenon.
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- William Rojas-Carabali
- Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), NeuroVitae Center, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), NeuroVitae Center, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), NeuroVitae Center, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), NeuroVitae Center, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Neuroscience Research Group (NEUROS), NeuroVitae Center, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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Yargi-Ozkocak B, Altan C, Kemer-Atik B, Basarir B. Clinical characteristics of intermediate uveitis in adults according to criteria of the SUN working group. Int Ophthalmol 2023; 43:3681-3693. [PMID: 37395903 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-023-02778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyse the clinical characteristics of adult patients with pars planitis (PP-IU), non-pars planitis (NPP-IU) and multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis (MS-IU) and distinguish between groups. METHODS Seventy-three adult patients with intermediate uveitis (IU) reviewed retrospectively and divided as PP-IU, NPP-IU and MS-IU according to 'The standardization of uveitis nomenclature working group classification criteria.' Demographic and clinical characteristics, OCT and fluorescein angiography (FA) findings, complications and treatments were recorded. RESULTS A total of 134 eyes of 73 patients were included, and 42 of the patients were classified as PP-IU, 12 as NPP-IU, and 19 as MS-IU. If a patient presenting with blurred vision, or tent-shaped vitreous band/snowballs/snowbank on examination, or vascular leakage on FA and accompanying neurological symptoms, the frequency of demyelinating plaque detection on cranial MRI and the risk of MS-IU increased. Mean BCVA was increased from 0.22 ± 0.30 logMAR to 0.19 ± 0.31 logMAR (p = 0.021). Gender, initial BCVA, snowbank formation, disc oedema and periphlebitis on examination, and disc leakage/occlusion on FA were found predictive of decreased BCVA at final visit (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The clinical features of these three groups are similar, some features that can guide the differential diagnosis. It may be recommended to periodically evaluate "suspicious" patients with MRI for MS.
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- Berru Yargi-Ozkocak
- Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Bereketzade Street Number: 2, Beyoglu, 3442, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Bereketzade Street Number: 2, Beyoglu, 3442, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Bereketzade Street Number: 2, Beyoglu, 3442, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Bereketzade Street Number: 2, Beyoglu, 3442, Istanbul, Turkey
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Baharani A, Reddy P RR, Patil PM. The Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant as Anti-inflammatory Monotherapy in the Management of Tuberculosis-associated Intermediate Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023; 31:1594-1602. [PMID: 34637663 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2021.1986544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIM To study the long-term efficacy and safety of Ozurdex as anti-inflammatory monotherapy in the management of tuberculosis-associated intermediate uveitis (TBIU). METHODS Retrospective analysis of eyes with TBIU that received Ozurdex as anti-inflammatory monotherapy with a follow-up of at least 1 year. RESULTS 13 eyes (2 pseudophakic) of 11 patients were included. Mean BCVA improved from 0.65 to 0.11 at 3 months (p = .0005) and remained 0.11 at 1 year. Mean central foveal thickness improved from 452.87µ to 187.25µ at 3 months (p = .0009) and 184.62µ at 1 year in 8 eyes with CME. Mean vitreous haze improved from 2.38 to 0.11 at 3 months with no recurrences at 1 year. Mean IOP increased from 13.15mmHg to 15.53mmHg (p = .013) at 2 months and reduced to 12.46mmHg by 1 year. None required antiglaucoma medication. One eye underwent cataract surgery. The mean follow-up was 18.4 months. CONCLUSION Ozurdex is safe and efficacious in TBIU as anti-inflammatory monotherapy in conjunction with antitubercular therapy.
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- Abhilasha Baharani
- Consultant Uvea Specialist, Neoretina Eyecare Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Consultant Retina Specialist, Neoretina Eyecare Institute, Hyderabad, India
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine classification criteria for multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis. DESIGN Machine learning of cases with multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis and 4 other intermediate uveitides. METHODS Cases of intermediate uveitides were collected in an informatics-designed preliminary database, and a final database was constructed of cases achieving supermajority agreement on the diagnosis, using formal consensus techniques. Cases were split into a training set and a validation set. Machine learning using multinomial logistic regression was used in the training set to determine a parsimonious set of criteria that minimized the misclassification rate among the intermediate uveitides. The resulting criteria were evaluated in the validation set. RESULTS A total of 589 cases of intermediate uveitides, including 112 cases of multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis, were evaluated by machine learning. The overall accuracy for intermediate uveitides was 99.8% in the training set and 99.3% in the validation set (95% confidence interval: 96.1-99.9). Key criteria for multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis included unilateral or bilateral intermediate uveitis and multiple sclerosis diagnosed by the McDonald criteria. Key exclusions included syphilis and sarcoidosis. The misclassification rates for multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis were 0 % in the training set and 0% in the validation set. CONCLUSIONS The criteria for multiple sclerosis-associated intermediate uveitis had a low misclassification rate and appeared to perform sufficiently well enough for use in clinical and translational research.
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PURPOSE To determine classification criteria for intermediate uveitis, non-pars planitis type (IU-NPP, also known as undifferentiated intermediate uveitis). DESIGN Machine learning of cases with IU-NPP and 4 other intermediate uveitides. METHODS Cases of intermediate uveitides were collected in an informatics-designed preliminary database, and a final database was constructed of cases achieving supermajority agreement on the diagnosis, using formal consensus techniques. Cases were split into a training set and a validation set. Machine learning using multinomial logistic regression was used on the training set to determine a parsimonious set of criteria that minimized the misclassification rate among the intermediate uveitides. The resulting criteria were evaluated on the validation set. RESULTS Five hundred eighty-nine of cases of intermediate uveitides, including 114 cases of IU-NPP, were evaluated by machine learning. The overall accuracy for intermediate uveitides was 99.8% in the training set and 99.3% in the validation set (95% confidence interval 96.1, 99.9). Key criteria for IU-NPP included unilateral or bilateral intermediate uveitis with neither snowballs in the vitreous humor nor snowbanks on the pars plana. Other key exclusions included multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, and syphilis. The misclassification rates for IU-NPP were 0% in the training set and 0% in the validation set. CONCLUSIONS The criteria for IU-NPP had a low misclassification rate and seemed to perform well enough for use in clinical and translational research.
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Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschlands e. V. (BVA)., Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG). [Guidelines nr. 24a intermediate uveitis]. Ophthalmologe 2021; 118:16-30. [PMID: 32705324 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-020-01171-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Suhler EB, Jaffe GJ, Fortin E, Lim LL, Merrill PT, Dick AD, Brezin AP, Nguyen QD, Thorne JE, Van Calster J, Cimino L, Adan A, Goto H, Kaburaki T, Kramer M, Vitale AT, Kron M, Song AP, Liu J, Pathai S, Douglas KM, Schlaen A, Muccioli C, Van Velthoven MEJ, Zierhut M, Rosenbaum JT. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Adalimumab in Patients with Noninfectious Intermediate Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, or Panuveitis. Ophthalmology 2020; 128:899-909. [PMID: 33157077 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of extended treatment with adalimumab in patients with noninfectious intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis. DESIGN Open-label, multicenter, phase 3 extension study (VISUAL III). PARTICIPANTS Adults who had completed a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 parent trial (VISUAL I or II) without treatment failure (inactive uveitis) or who discontinued the study after meeting treatment failure criteria (active uveitis). METHODS Patients received subcutaneous adalimumab 40 mg every other week. Data were collected for ≤ 362 weeks. Adverse events (AEs) were recorded until 70 days after the last dose. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Long-term safety and quiescence; other efficacy variables included inflammatory lesions, anterior chamber cell and vitreous haze grade, macular edema, visual acuity, and dose of uveitis-related systemic corticosteroids. RESULTS At study entry, 67% of patients (283/424) showed active uveitis and 33% (141/424) showed inactive uveitis; 60 patients subsequently met exclusion criteria, and 364 were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. Efficacy variables were analyzed through week 150, when approximately 50% of patients (214/424) remained in the study. Patients showing quiescence increased from 34% (122/364) at week 0 to 85% (153/180) at week 150. Corticosteroid-free quiescence was achieved by 54% (66/123) and 89% (51/57) of patients with active or inactive uveitis at study entry. Mean daily dose of systemic corticosteroids was reduced from 9.4 ± 17.1 mg/day at week 0 (n = 359) to 1.5 ± 3.9 mg/day at week 150 (n = 181). The percentage of patients who achieved other efficacy variables increased over time for those with active uveitis at study entry and was maintained for those with inactive uveitis. The most frequently reported treatment-emergent AEs of special interest were infections (n = 275; 79 events/100 patient-years [PY]); AEs and serious AEs occurred at a rate of 396 events/100 PY and 15 events/100 PY, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Long-term treatment with adalimumab led to quiescence and reduced corticosteroid use for patients who entered VISUAL III with active uveitis and led to maintenance of quiescence for those with inactive uveitis. AEs were comparable with those reported in the parent trials and consistent with the known safety profile of adalimumab.
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- Eric B Suhler
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, and VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Translational Health Sciences (Ophthalmology), University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Ocular Immunology Unit, Azienda USL IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmolgy, Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Johnson & Johnson Vision, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon
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We report a patient with unilateral syphilitic intermediate uveitis without dermatological, neurological, or any systemic involvement. He presented to our clinic with complaints of eye floaters and worsening visual acuity in the left eye. He had intermediate uveitis and cystoid macular edema in that eye and both venereal disease research laboratory and microhemagglutination assay for Treponema pallidum serological tests were confirmatory for syphilis. Ocular manifestations of syphilis have variable presentations, and it should be considered when diagnosing unexplained ocular inflammatory diseases, even if the patient’s recent history and systemic evaluation are not compatible.
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- Sevcan Yıldız Balcı
- University of Health Sciences, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences, Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey
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Eiger-Moscovich M, Tomkins-Netzer O, Amer R, Habot-Wilner Z, Kasb A, Friling R, Kramer M. Visual and Clinical Outcome of Macular Edema Complicating Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol 2019; 202:72-78. [PMID: 30772346 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the clinical course and visual outcome of macular edema (ME) in pediatric patients with chronic noninfectious uveitis. DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS The databases of the uveitis clinics of 4 tertiary medical centers in Israel and the UK were searched for all children treated for uveitic ME in the years 2005-2015. Data were collected from the medical records as follows: demographics, diagnosis, visual acuity, clinical and imaging findings, and treatment given specifically for ME. Findings at baseline and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months were evaluated. RESULTS The cohort included 25 children (33 eyes) of mean age 8.5 ± 3.4 years. The most common diagnosis was intermediate uveitis, in 14 children (7 idiopathic, 7 pars planitis). Uveitis was active at ME diagnosis in 28 eyes (84.8%). Median duration of follow-up was 48 months. Median time to resolution of ME was 6 months, with complete resolution in 25 eyes (75.8%) by 24 months. Baseline visual acuity was ≥20/40 in 8 eyes (24.2%), increased to 57.6% at 3 months (P < .0001), and remained stable thereafter. Treatment regimens included corticosteroids (systemically and/or locally), immunosuppression, and biologic therapies. No correlation was found between outcome and either structural characteristics of ME or specific treatment strategy. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of pediatric uveitic ME is favorable despite its chronic course. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to define differences among treatment regimens.
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- Maya Eiger-Moscovich
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Ophthalmology, Bnei Zion Medical Center, Israel Institute of Technology-Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Zarei M, Abdollahi A, Darabeigi S, Ebrahimiadib N, Roohipoor R, Ghassemi H, Moghaddam RS, Fard MA. An investigation on optic nerve head involvement in Fuchs uveitis syndrome using optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018; 256:2421-2427. [PMID: 30178139 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-4125-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Mohammad Zarei
- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13352, Iran.
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Park JM, Lee H, Song S, Seong EY, Kwak IS, Park SW, Kim YK, Shin N, Sol MY. Primary Glomerulonephritis with Unique C4d Deposition and Concurrent Non-infectious Intermediate Uveitis: a Case Report and Literature Review. J Korean Med Sci 2018; 33:e136. [PMID: 29713256 PMCID: PMC5920125 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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C4 glomerulopathy is a recently introduced entity that presents with bright C4d staining and minimal or absent immunoglobulin and C3 staining. We report a case of a 62-year-old man with C4 glomerulonephritis (GN) and uveitis. He presented to the nephrology department with proteinuria and hematuria. The patient also had intermediate uveitis along with proteinuria and hematuria. A kidney biopsy that was performed in light of continuing proteinuria and hematuria showed a focal proliferative, focal sclerotic glomerulopathy pattern on light microscopy, absent staining for immunoglobulin or C3 by immunofluorescence microscopy, with bright staining for C4d on immunohistochemistry, and electron-dense deposits on electron microscopy. Consequently, C4 GN was suggested as the pathologic diagnosis. Although laser microdissection and mass spectrometry for glomerular deposit and pathologic evaluation of the retinal tissue were not performed, this is the first report of C4 GN in Korea and the first case of coexisting C4 GN and uveitis in the English literature.
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- Jong Man Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
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PURPOSE To study the patterns of intermediate uveitis in the pediatric age group in a referral eye care center in South India. METHODS This is a study of twenty consecutive patients under 16 years of age with intermediate uveitis, conducted at a tertiary referral center. Numerous variables were assessed, including age and gender distribution, laboratory data, the presence of systemic diseases, onset and course of ocular inflammation, clinical features, their complications, therapeutic strategies with their outcomes, remission, final visual acuity (VA), and characteristics associated with poor visual outcome. RESULTS Bilateral involvement was observed in 80% of the patients. Remission was observed in five out of 7 patients (78%) with completed follow-up of 5 years. Final VA improved by at least two lines in 11 patients, remained stable in 6 patients, and worsened in 3 patients. The etiological diagnosis showed one patient with Bechet's disease, one with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, 1 with human leukocyte antigen B27 associated uveitis, 9 with laboratory proven tuberculosis, and 3 with sarcoidosis and 5 where it was idiopathic. The mean follow-up was 4.8 years (range 3-8 years). Cataract was the most frequent complication observed (40%). Glaucoma, choroidal neovascularization, and amblyopia accounted for worsening of vision in three patients. CONCLUSION Median time of development of complications is about 3 years based on our study. Intermediate uveitis of childhood might exhibit a self-limiting course after several years. Visual recovery is good in the majority, and visual loss is limited despite the high rate of ocular complications.
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- Radha Annamalai
- Deparment of Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Uveitis and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Kempen JH, Gewaily DY, Newcomb CW, Liesegang TL, Kaçmaz RO, Levy-Clarke GA, Nussenblatt RB, Rosenbaum JT, Sen HN, Suhler EB, Thorne JE, Foster CS, Jabs DA, Payal A, Fitzgerald TD. Remission of Intermediate Uveitis: Incidence and Predictive Factors. Am J Ophthalmol 2016; 164:110-7.e2. [PMID: 26772874 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the incidence of remission among patients with intermediate uveitis; to identify factors potentially predictive of remission. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Involved eyes of patients with primary noninfectious intermediate uveitis at 4 academic ocular inflammation subspecialty practices, followed sufficiently long to meet the remission outcome definition, were studied retrospectively by standardized chart review data. Remission of intermediate uveitis was defined as a lack of inflammatory activity at ≥2 visits spanning ≥90 days in the absence of any corticosteroid or immunosuppressant medications. Factors potentially predictive of intermediate uveitis remission were evaluated using survival analysis. RESULTS Among 849 eyes (of 510 patients) with intermediate uveitis followed over 1934 eye-years, the incidence of intermediate uveitis remission was 8.6/100 eye-years (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.4-10.1). Factors predictive of disease remission included prior pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) (hazard ratio [HR] [vs no PPV] = 2.39; 95% CI, 1.42-4.00), diagnosis of intermediate uveitis within the last year (HR [vs diagnosis >5 years ago] =3.82; 95% CI, 1.91-7.63), age ≥45 years (HR [vs age <45 years] = 1.79; 95% CI, 1.03-3.11), female sex (HR = 1.61; 95% CI, 1.04-2.49), and Hispanic race/ethnicity (HR [vs white race] = 2.81; 95% CI, 1.23-6.41). Presence/absence of a systemic inflammatory disease, laterality of uveitis, and smoking status were not associated with differential incidence. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that intermediate uveitis is a chronic disease with an overall low rate of remission. Recently diagnosed patients and older, female, and Hispanic patients were more likely to remit. With regard to management, pars plana vitrectomy was associated with increased probability of remission.
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- John H Kempen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Deglin and Greene Retinal Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts; Allergan, Inc, Dublin, Ireland
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; Tampa Bay Uveitis Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Devers Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Portland Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Portland Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Petrushkin HJD, Karagiannis DA, Bird A, Jawad ASM. Intermediate uveitis associated with familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015; 33:S170. [PMID: 26487035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Harry J D Petrushkin
- Centre for Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Blizard Building, Queen Mary University, London, UK.
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Lindner E, Weger M, Ardjomand N, Renner W, El-Shabrawi Y. Associations of Independent IL2RA Gene Variants with Intermediate Uveitis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130737. [PMID: 26133380 PMCID: PMC4489875 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Purpose The genetic background for the concomitance of uveitis and other autoimmune diseases remains elusive. Here the role of two IL2RA gene variants (rs11594656 and rs12722495) was investigated in intermediate uveitis and HLAB27 acute anterior uveitis. Materials and Methods One hundred fifty-nine patients with HLAB27 acute anterior uveitis, 85 patients with intermediate uveitis, 138 HLAB27 negative controls and 100 HLAB27 positive controls were recruited for this case-control study. Main outcome measures were genotype distribution and allelic frequencies determined by polymerase chain reaction. Results The frequencies of carriers of the minor allele at rs11594656 and rs12722495 were significantly different in patients with intermediate uveitis compared to HLAB27 positive and negative controls combined (p<0.05). For rs12722495 the minor G allele was protective (genotypic OR: 0.29 [0.12-0.69]), and for rs11594656 the minor A allele conferred risk (genotypic OR: 1.59 [1.09-2.32]). No significant differences in genotype distribution were found between patients with HLAB27 acute anterior uveitis and HLAB27 positive or negative control subjects. Conclusions We found rs11594656 and rs12722495 to be associated with intermediate uveitis but not with HLAB27 acute anterior uveitis. The genetic heterogeneity found at the IL2RA locus could help explain patterns of concomitance with other autoimmune diseases.
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- Ewald Lindner
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
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- J L Davis
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Fla
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- F Schmidt
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kiel, FRG
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- A C Martenet
- Eye Clinic, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Intermediate uveitis is a subset of intraocular inflammation where vitritis is the most consistent sign, with or without snowball opacities or snow banks over the pars plana. Some patients will have an associated underlying systemic disease such as sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, ocular tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease, possibly Behçet's disease and intraocular lymphoma, whereas some will be classified as pars planitis in case of the lack of an identifiable systemic disease association. Our patient, a 47-year-old woman, developed intermediate uveitis after cataract surgery in her right eye, was misdiagnosed as pars planitis, and received steroid monotherapy for 8 months. Her inflammation only fully resolved after vitrectomy with removal of the intraocular lens (IOL) and capsular bag. Oral fluconazole and intravitreal amphotericin B injection had failed to resolve her inflammation when Candida albicans was identified as the cause of her persistent intermediate uveitis.
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- Department of Vitreoretinal Diseases, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
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Diagnostik des Makulaödems bei Uveitis. Ophthalmologe 2014; 111:814. [PMID: 25343167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mi H, Ho SL, Lim WK, Wong EPY, Teoh SC. Trends in patterns of intermediate uveitis in a tertiary institution in Singapore. PLoS One 2014; 9:e91533. [PMID: 24626440 PMCID: PMC3953493 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose The study aims to describe the characteristics and etiologic causes of intermediate uveitis (IU) patients seen by a tertiary eye center in Singapore over 8 years. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of the clinical records of consecutive new cases of IU that presented to the uveitis subspecialty clinic from 2004–2011 at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Data collected included demographics, clinical and laboratory findings. Diagnoses were based on standardized clinical history, ophthalmological examination and investigations. Results There were 66 new cases of IU, comprising 5.7% of 1168 new uveitis patients. The median age of diagnosis was 40 years (mean 39.4±15.9), with largest subgroup of the patients in the age group of 41–60 years (36.4%). The majority was Chinese (57.6%), followed by Asian Indians (18.2%) and Malays (16.7%). The ethnicity distribution was dissimilar to our ethnic distribution in Singapore (p<0.001) with an increased incidence of IU in the Asian Indian population. Most were idiopathic (59.1%) in etiology, followed by tuberculosis (TB) (15.2%). Ocular complications developed in 21 patients (31.8%), with cystoid macular edema (CME) being the commonest (28.8%). Severe vitritis occurred in 9.1% of patients, and was significantly associated with TB-associated IU (p<0.001). There was a downward trend for the incidence of the proportion of IU patients over the total uveitis patients (p = 0.021), with Spearman’s rho of −0.786. Conclusions Despite the downward trend, TB-associated IU was still of higher prevalence compared to less endemic areas, emphasizing the need for increased TB surveillance. A high index of suspicion for TB-associated IU is required in patients with severe vitritis. Comparisons with other countries revealed disparities in the IU etiologies, indicating possible geographical differences. Prevalence of known immune-mediated etiologies of IU is less compared to the western population. Our study also suggests a probable predisposition of the Singapore local Indian population for IU.
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- Helen Mi
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Eagle Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Eagle Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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PURPOSE To describe an approach to diagnosing the uveitides, a collection of about 30 separate diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation. DESIGN Perspective. METHODS Integration of clinical approach with a more formal, informatics-derived approach to characterization and a Bayesian approach to laboratory testing. RESULTS The patient's uveitis is characterized along several dimensions: course, laterality, anatomic location of the inflammation, morphology, presence of active infection, and the host (age, presence of a systemic disease). Posterior uveitis can be characterized further by whether it is primarily a retinitis, choroiditis, or retinal vasculitis; by whether it is paucifocal or multifocal; and by the morphology of the lesions. This characterization narrows the differential diagnosis to 1 or, at most, a few diseases. Laboratory screening (ie, testing all patients) should be reserved for those diseases that can present as any type of uveitis, whereas targeted testing (ie, testing a subset with specific features) is used selectively. Laboratory testing should be used to identify an infection (which will alter therapy) or a systemic disease that will affect the patient's health. A uveitis that is not one of the established diagnoses is designated as "undifferentiated" with the course, laterality, and anatomic location (eg, undifferentiated bilateral chronic anterior uveitis). We avoid the term "idiopathic" uveitis as most identified noninfectious uveitic diseases are idiopathic, and most systemic diseases associated with uveitis also are idiopathic (eg, juvenile idiopathic arthritis). CONCLUSION This approach should lead to the correct diagnosis of the specific uveitic disease in the large majority of cases without overuse of laboratory testing.
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- Douglas A Jabs
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10028, USA.
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PURPOSE To determine the long-term functional and anatomical outcome of idiopathic uveitic cystoid macular edema (UCME). METHODS A longitudinal retrospective study was undertaken of the medical records of patients with UCME. All individuals were examined in the uveitis Service at the Moorfields Eye Hospital. The main outcome measures were change in visual acuity and anatomical outcome of UCME at diverse time points. RESULTS A total of 109 eyes (92 patients) with UCME were included in the analysis. Mean follow-up was 60 ± 45 months (median, 48 months). Mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity 1 month after the intervention improved significantly (P < 0.001) by 0.21 ± 0.27 and maintained at similar levels throughout the follow-up period. Visual acuity at the final follow-up improved in 75 eyes (69%), was deteriorated in 21 eyes (19%), and remained unchanged in 13 eyes (12%). Younger age and better visual acuity at baseline were associated with more favorable visual outcome (P < 0.001). Optical coherence tomography documentation of improvement or total resolution of UCME was observed in 84 eyes (77%) at the final follow-up. CONCLUSION Cystoid macular edema is a major complication in uveitis. Current management provides satisfactory long-term results for the majority of those individuals. Visual acuity 1 month after the intervention is usually indicative of the final functional outcome.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use
- Humans
- Macular Edema/diagnosis
- Macular Edema/drug therapy
- Macular Edema/physiopathology
- Male
- Methylprednisolone/analogs & derivatives
- Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use
- Methylprednisolone Acetate
- Middle Aged
- Prednisolone/therapeutic use
- Retrospective Studies
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Triamcinolone Acetonide/therapeutic use
- Uveitis, Anterior/diagnosis
- Uveitis, Anterior/drug therapy
- Uveitis, Anterior/physiopathology
- Uveitis, Intermediate/diagnosis
- Uveitis, Intermediate/drug therapy
- Uveitis, Intermediate/physiopathology
- Uveitis, Posterior/diagnosis
- Uveitis, Posterior/drug therapy
- Uveitis, Posterior/physiopathology
- Visual Acuity/physiology
- Young Adult
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- Paris G Tranos
- Thessaloniki Retina Center, Uveitis Service, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Das S, Pathak S, Chatterjee PK, Majumder NK. Demographic, morphologic and aetiological profile of uveitis patients presenting in a tertiary eye hospital in Eastern India. J Indian Med Assoc 2011; 109:794-796. [PMID: 22666932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This prospective study was performed to find out the profile of newly diagnosed uveitis patients in a tertiary eye hospital in Eastern India over one year from August 2006 to July 2007. One hundred and sixty-one patients were included; 58 patients (36.02%) had anterior uveitis, 21 (13.04%) had intermediate uveitis, 56 (34.78%) had posterior uveitis and 26 (16.15%) had panuveitis. A specific diagnosis could be made in 50 patients (31.06%). The profile of uveitis patients in this study from Eastern India correlated with those published in studies from North and South India.
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- Sayan Das
- Susrut Eye Foundation and Research Centre, Kolkata 700106
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Kempen JH, Altaweel MM, Holbrook JT, Jabs DA, Louis TA, Sugar EA, Thorne JE. Randomized comparison of systemic anti-inflammatory therapy versus fluocinolone acetonide implant for intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis: the multicenter uveitis steroid treatment trial. Ophthalmology 2011; 118:1916-26. [PMID: 21840602 PMCID: PMC3191365 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2011] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the relative effectiveness of systemic corticosteroids plus immunosuppression when indicated (systemic therapy) versus fluocinolone acetonide implant (implant therapy) for noninfectious intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis (uveitis). DESIGN Randomized controlled parallel superiority trial. PARTICIPANTS Patients with active or recently active uveitis. METHODS Participants were randomized (allocation ratio 1:1) to systemic or implant therapy at 23 centers (3 countries). Implant-assigned participants with bilateral uveitis were assigned to have each eye that warranted study treatment implanted. Treatment-outcome associations were analyzed by assigned treatment for all eyes with uveitis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Masked examiners measured the primary outcome: change in best-corrected visual acuity from baseline. Secondary outcomes included patient-reported quality of life, ophthalmologist-graded uveitis activity, and local and systemic complications of uveitis or therapy. Reading Center graders and glaucoma specialists assessing ocular complications were masked. Participants, ophthalmologists, and coordinators were unmasked. RESULTS On evaluation of changes from baseline to 24 months among 255 patients randomized to implant and systemic therapy (479 eyes with uveitis), the implant and systemic therapy groups had an improvement in visual acuity of +6.0 and +3.2 letters (P = 0.16, 95% confidence interval on difference in improvement between groups, -1.2 to +6.7 letters, positive values favoring implant), an improvement in vision-related quality of life of +11.4 and +6.8 units (P = 0.043), a change in EuroQol-EQ5D health utility of +0.02 and -0.02 (P = 0.060), and residual active uveitis in 12% and 29% (P=0.001), respectively. Over the 24 month period, implant-assigned eyes had a higher risk of cataract surgery (80%, hazard ratio [HR] = 3.3, P < 0.0001), treatment for elevated intraocular pressure (61%, HR=4.2, P < 0.0001), and glaucoma (17%, HR=4.2, P = 0.0008). Patients assigned to systemic therapy had more prescription-requiring infections than patients assigned to implant therapy (0.60 vs 0.36/person-year, P=0.034), without notable long-term consequences; systemic adverse outcomes otherwise were unusual in both groups, with minimal differences between groups. CONCLUSIONS In each treatment group, mean visual acuity improved over 24 months, with neither approach superior to a degree detectable with the study's power. Therefore, the specific advantages and disadvantages identified should dictate selection between the alternative treatments in consideration of individual patients' particular circumstances. Systemic therapy with aggressive use of corticosteroid-sparing immunosuppression was well tolerated, suggesting that this approach is reasonably safe for local and systemic inflammatory disorders. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S) Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.
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Intermediate uveitis is an intraocular inflammation involving the anterior vitreous, peripheral retina and pars plana. It usually affects patients from 5 to 30 years old, without gender or racial preferences. The etiology is unknown but there are several associated diseases: multiple sclerosis, idiopathic optic neuritis, autoimmune corneal endotheliopathy, sarcoidosis, thyroid diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases. Symptoms are blurry vision, floaters and distortion of central vision. The syndrome is bilateral in 80% of the patients and chronic with periods of exacerbation and remission. Clinical presentation includes: mild to moderate anterior chamber inflammation, thin keratic precipitates in the inferior portion of the cornea, autoimmune endotheliopathy, vitreitis, vasculitis in the peripheral retina, intravitreal "snowballs," retinal "snowbanking," optic neuritis and cystoid macular edema. Cataract and glaucoma are frequent complications. Treatment of intermediate uveitis is based on periocular and oral corticosteroids. Cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation of the peripheral retina are options in patients with snowbanking when there is an insufficient response to periocular or systemic corticosteroids. Imunosuppression may also be used when other therapies fail, and Cyclosporin A is the first drug of choice. Pars plana vitrectomy is indicated in patients with chronic significant inflammation, non-responsive cystoid macular edema, non-clearing vitreous hemorrhage, tractional retinal detachment and epiretinal membranes. The long-term prognosis of intermediate uveitis is usually good, particularly with strict control of inflammation and with proper management of complications. Patients can often maintain a vision of 20/50 or better.
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- Adriana A Bonfioli
- Eye & Ear Institute of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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The aim of current study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of ocular sarcoidosis in a Korean population. We conducted a retrospective study of 104 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis seen at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Korea, from 1993 to 2007. Medical records, photographs, and fluorescein angiograms were reviewed. Of 104 patients, 22 (21%) had intraocular involvement with female predominance (86%, M:F=3:19). Of the 39 eyes with ocular involvement, 16 (41%) eyes had isolated anterior uveitis, 12 (31%) eyes had intermediate uveitis, 6 eyes (15%) had panuveitis with retinal vasculitis, and 5 (13%) eyes had panuveitis with punched multifocal choroiditis. Mean duration of ophthalmologic follow-up was 62 months. All ocular inflammation was well managed with topical steroid and/or systemic steroid with relatively good final visual outcomes. Ocular complications such as cataract (12 eyes, 30%), glaucoma (6 eyes, 15%), vitreous opacity (1 eye, 3%), cystoid macular edema (3 eyes, 7%), neovascularization (2 eye, 5%), and epiretinal membrane (4 eye, 10%) were related to ocular sarcoidosis. In Korea, where sarcoidosis is very rare, our study indicates relatively low ocular and predominantly non posterior segment involvement with relatively good visual prognosis.
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- Sun Young Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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Round 10-12% of all children who present with signs of uveitis suffer from intermediate uveitis. Compared to uveitis anterior in children, the association of intermediate uveitis to a systemic disease is much more complicated. Most cases of uveitis intermedia are idiopathic and show the signs of a pars planitis. Post-infectious and immunological causes are difficult to detect. In cases of uveitis in children, it is necessary to know the specific symptoms of possible underlying systemic diseases. On this basis, an adequate and specific diagnosis will most probably be successful. This paper presents the different causes of uveitis intermedia in childhood and compares the incidence of the disease in comparison with adults as far as this is mentioned in the literature.
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Krbková L, Vodicková K, Pellarová H, Bednárová J, Cápová I. [Eye involvement of borrelia aetiology]. Klin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek 2007; 13:122-5. [PMID: 17703406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present a case of eye involvement -- intermediate uveitis -- during tick-borne borreliosis in a 10-year-old boy. Ophthalmologic examination revealed impaired vision, apparent thick floating whitish opacity in the vitreous humour of the left eye and fine fibres in the vitreous humour of the right eye. Sonographic examination confirmed hyperechogenic opacity in the vitreous humour. An autoimmune process was suspected but not confirmed. Serological examination showed IgG antibodies against three pathogenic borreliae and borderline values of IgM antibodies against Borrelia garinii were found by immunoblot. The boy was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for 21 days. The subsequent sonographic examination showed only minute sporadic echogenicity. Biomicroscopically, only residual opacity in the vitreous humour was found. Isolated eye involvement of borrelia aetiology is rare. The discussion provides a review of similar cases of uveitis including diagnosis of the eye form as published in literature.
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- Lenka Krbková
- Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, Clinic of Chilren's Infectious Diseases, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Mennel S, Schubert S, Müller C. [Refractory intermediate uveitis in the presence of unexplained joint disease. Diagnosis: Tropheryma whipplei (Morbus Whipple)]. Ophthalmologe 2007; 105:176-9. [PMID: 17522867 DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1526-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Mennel
- Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Robert-Koch-Strasse 4, 35037, Marburg, Germany.
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Sight-threatening intraocular inflammation affecting the posterior segment of the eye may be predominantly located in the peripheral retina and vitreous (intermediate uveitis) or postequatorially where it manifests as inflammation of the retina, retinal vessels and/or optic nerve with cellular infiltration of the choroid and retina and edema particularly at the macula. Involvement of the macula is the main cause for visual loss. Experimental models of posterior uveitis have revealed much concerning the mechanisms of inflammatory cell damage to the retina, implicating CD4 T cells, effector macrophages and pro-inflammatory cytokines. In particular, transgenic and gene deletion models of inflammation have allowed an understanding of how immune privilege in the posterior segment of the eye is disrupted. Importantly, this has led to the development of new treatments with novel immunosuppressants and 'biologics' and the promise of cell-based therapies which may allow customized therapies tailored to the individual's inflammatory profile.
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- John V Forrester
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen, UK
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BACKGROUND To determine fundus fluorescein angiography (FA) findings in cases with intermediate uveitis in the inactive phase. METHODS This prospective study included all eligible cases with a diagnosis of intermediate uveitis that were treated at the uvea unit of Trakya University ophthalmology department between January 2002 and January 2004. Study criteria included patients in the inactive phase who had no complaints, no biomicroscopic or ophthalmoscopic inflammatory findings in the anterior and posterior segments, and no period of inflammation that had occurred within the previous 6 months. Cases receiving immunosuppressive treatment were not excluded. FA was performed in all cases, which were evaluated by 2 independent observers. RESULTS A total of 21 eyes from 21 cases with intermediate uveitis were included in the study. FAs of the cases were taken approximately 8.8 (SD 5.4) months (range 6-23 months) after the last activation. In these FAs, no pathological findings were identified in 5 eyes (23.8%); optic disc hyperfluorescence was observed in 14 eyes (66.7%); large vein staining was observed in 2 eyes (9.5%); peripheral venous leakage was observed in 6 eyes (28.6%); and cystoid macular edema was observed in 5 eyes (23.8%). INTERPRETATION These findings indicate that retinal vascular inflammatory changes persist in cases with intermediate uveitis even if the clinical manifestations have been treated.
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Deuter CME, Koetter I, Guenaydin I, Stuebiger N, Zierhut M. INTERFERON ALFA-2A: A NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR LONG LASTING REFRACTORY CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA IN UVEITIS? Retina 2006; 26:786-91. [PMID: 16963852 DOI: 10.1097/01.iae.0000244265.75771.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To perform a prospective pilot study to evaluate interferon alfa-2a (IFN alfa-2a) for the treatment of refractory cystoid macular edema (CME) in endogenous uveitis. METHODS IFN alfa-2a was administered at an initial dose of 3 or 6 million IU (depending on body weight) per day subcutaneously. Afterwards IFN alfa-2a was tapered slowly over 6 months and finally discontinued. If CME relapsed IFN alfa-2a was reinstituted and tapered slowly again to evaluate the lowest maintenance dose to keep remission. RESULTS A total of 15 eyes of 8 patients with refractory CME due to intermediate or posterior uveitis were included. Ineffective pretreatment consisted of systemic steroids and acetazolamide (all patients) and at least one additional immunosuppressant (6 patients). Six of 8 patients (11 eyes) responded well to IFN alfa-2a and CME resolved completely during 6 months treatment. One patient was lost to follow-up after IFN alfa-2a was stopped. In 1 patient (1 eye) even 19 months after cessation of IFN alfa-2a no recurrence of CME occurred. In 4 patients (8 eyes) IFN alfa-2a had to be reinstituted because CME relapsed. All 4 patients responded again. During a mean follow-up period of 16.4 months since restart of therapy we succeeded in all 4 patients to taper IFN alfa-2a to maintenance doses between 1.5 million IU every second and every sixth day without a recurrence of CME in any of the 8 eyes. CONCLUSION IFN alfa-2a can be a treatment option for patients with otherwise treatment resistant uveitic CME.
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Venkatesh P, Abhas Z, Garg S, Vohra R. Prospective optical coherence tomographic evaluation of the efficacy of oral and posterior subtenon corticosteroids in patients with intermediate uveitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006; 245:59-67. [PMID: 16896918 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-006-0378-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2006] [Revised: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 05/16/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of oral corticosteroids and posterior subtenon injection in the treatment of macular edema in patients with intermediate uveitis using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS Twenty-two patients with intermediate uveitis were treated with posterior subtenon injection when the disease was unilateral (group A, n=11) or with oral steroids when the disease was bilateral (group B, n=11). Changes in macular thickness from baseline was determined using OCT in both groups at day 0, day 3, day 14, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. RESULTS Statistically significant improvement in Snellen visual acuity in group A was seen at 6 weeks and in group B at 2 weeks. In patients receiving oral corticosteroids, foveal thickness decreased by 63% by day 3. In those treated with posterior subtenon injection, even at day 14 only a 55% reduction of foveal thickness was evident. Spearman's correlation coefficient for visual acuity and foveal thickness was found to be significant. CONCLUSION OCT confirms a significantly more rapid decrease in macular edema in patients treated with oral corticosteroids. A short course of oral steroids may be useful in enabling earlier visual recovery in patients treated with posterior subtenon injection for unilateral uveitic macular edema.
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- Pradeep Venkatesh
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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PURPOSE To describe a case of uveitis that is associated with Borrelia hermsii relapsing fever. DESIGN Interventional case report. METHODS A 12-year-old boy with two weeks of relapsing fevers 10 days after camping in remote eastern Oregon was examined. Borrelia hermsii immunoglobulin M and G levels were markedly elevated. Intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by four weeks of oral cephuroxime was administered, but the patient developed unilateral floaters and blurred vision in association with anterior and intermediate uveitis. RESULTS Doxycycline was administered for presumed residual infection. Four weeks later, the visual acuity had improved. The anterior chamber was quiet, and topical corticosteroid was tapered successfully. CONCLUSION Although rare, Borrelia hermsii should be included in the list of spirochetal diseases that are associated with uveitis.
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MESH Headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
- Borrelia/immunology
- Borrelia/isolation & purification
- Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use
- Cefuroxime/therapeutic use
- Child
- Doxycycline/therapeutic use
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis
- Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy
- Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/analysis
- Immunoglobulin M/analysis
- Male
- Relapsing Fever/diagnosis
- Relapsing Fever/drug therapy
- Relapsing Fever/microbiology
- Uveitis, Anterior/diagnosis
- Uveitis, Anterior/drug therapy
- Uveitis, Anterior/microbiology
- Uveitis, Intermediate/diagnosis
- Uveitis, Intermediate/drug therapy
- Uveitis, Intermediate/microbiology
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- Lyndell L Lim
- Ocular Inflammatory Diseases Unit, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
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PURPOSE To describe the clinical features of post-streptococcal uveitis (PSU) and examine management strategies in the treatment of this under-recognized condition. METHODS Patients were identified from the world literature using the Pubmed search engine. We examined two new cases of post-streptococcal intermediate uveitis. The epidemiology, immune mechanisms, clinical features, investigations, treatments and visual outcomes were examined and recorded. RESULTS We reviewed 11 patients including our own two cases. There was a statistically significant seasonal difference in antistreptolysin-O titres (ASOT), and age-related ASOT was identified. Of the 11 patients, eight (72.7%) had anterior uveitis, two (18.2%) had intermediate uveitis and one (9.1%) had panuveitis. Their ages ranged from 5 to 56 years (mean 17 years). The majority of cases had significantly elevated ASOT; most patients were treated with topical steroids and oral antibiotics and four cases underwent adenotonsillectomy. The visual prognosis was good in most cases. CONCLUSIONS Uveitis may be the sole presenting clinical feature, or it may occur in combination with other features of post-streptococcal infection. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the clinical features of PSU and maintain a high level of suspicion, particularly in childhood uveitis.
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- Micheal J Gallagher
- Gartnavel General Hospital, Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow, UK.
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de Boer J, Berendschot TTJM, van der Does P, Rothova A. Long-term follow-up of intermediate uveitis in children. Am J Ophthalmol 2006; 141:616-21. [PMID: 16564794 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2004] [Revised: 09/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the clinical manifestations, remissions, and visual prognosis of intermediate uveitis in children, and to identify the risk factors for poor visual outcome. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Institutional study of 32 consecutive patients examined at a tertiary referral center with intermediate uveitis and the onset of ocular disease before the age of 16 years. Numerous variables were assessed, including age and gender distribution, laboratory data, the presence of systemic diseases, onset and course of ocular inflammation, clinical features and complications, therapeutic strategies and their outcomes, remission and final visual acuity, and characteristics associated with poor visual outcome. RESULTS Bilateral involvement was observed in 94% of the patients. Remission was observed in seven out of 15 patients (47%) with completed follow-up of five years. For our 32 subjects, we found a mean time to remission of 6.4 years (SE 0.7, CI 5.1 to 7.7). Visual outcome was favorable as only three patients developed unilateral acuity of less than 0.1 after five-year follow-up, and no additional blind eyes manifested. No associated systemic diseases were established. Optic disk edema was the most frequent complication observed (71%). Cystoid macular edema (CME) was observed in 44% of the patients and was the most common cause of visual loss. CONCLUSIONS Intermediate uveitis of childhood might exhibit a self-limiting course after several years. Visual loss was limited despite the high rate of severe ocular complications.
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- Joke de Boer
- FC Donders Institute of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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BACKGROUND CAR is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome. It is most commonly associated with small-cell carcinoma of the lung. Specific autoantibodies exist not only against the retina but also against other ocular structures. They induce apoptotic death of retinal photoreceptor cells. CASE REPORT We report about a 68-year-old patient who presented in February 2003 with progressive visual dysfunction including visual acuity loss and visual field defects of unknown origin, which first manifested in the year 1998. RESULTS We found a visual acuity of 0.1 in both eyes and concentric visual field defects. The scotopic and photopic electroretinogram was markedly reduced. Uveitis intermedia in both eyes, narrowing of the vessels, especially of the arterioles, optic atrophy and window defects in the retinal pigment epithelium were observed on fluorescein angiography. Due to the patient's report about a resection of an adenocarcinoma of the cervix in June 2002, she was diagnosed as having CAR syndrome. Serologic screening by Western blot analysis revealed different specific autoantibodies against retinal proteins. The patient was treated with corticosteroid pulse therapy. The follow-up showed stable findings. CONCLUSIONS In patients with progressive visual loss, concentric visual field defects and pathological electroretinogram as well as evidence of uveitis, a CAR syndrome has to be ruled out. One has to take into consideration that visual dysfunction can appear before the primary cancer is diagnosed.
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- S Seles
- Augenklinik der Universität Ulm.
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Uveitis has infrequently been described as a manifestation of ocular inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Two patients with pre-existing definite MS and uveitis were described. The first patient had features of intermediate uveitis, and the second case had a features of retinal periphlebitis. However, each patient had neurologic signs consistent with MS and a negative laboratory tests for inflammatory and infectious diseases. The presence of neurological involvement with uveitis need a sequential diagnostic search.
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- S Chebel
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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PURPOSE We analyzed the epidemiologic data and vision-threatening complications in different forms of childhood uveitis. METHODS This retrospective study included 187 consecutive patients with onset of uveitis before the age of 16 years classified as anterior (AU), intermediate (IU), posterior (PU), and panuveitis (PanU). We analyzed the epidemiologic data as well as visual acuity, uveitic complications and the conservative and surgical therapy. RESULTS Associated disease was observed in 85 of 187 patients. The most common complications in AU patients were cataract, posterior synechiae, band keratopathy and CME. IU was accompanied by dense vitreous opacities, cataract and CME. Macular scars were the most frequent cause for visual loss in PU. PanU was complicated by dense vitreous opacities, cataract, retinal detachment, CME and phthisis bulbi. CONCLUSIONS Childhood uveitis is frequently associated with systemic immune-mediated diseases. The diverse uveitis types have different but typical complications.
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- A Mingels
- Augenabteilung, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster.
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Schilling H, Heiligenhaus A, Laube T, Bornfeld N, Jurklies B. Long-term effect of acetazolamide treatment of patients with uveitic chronic cystoid macular edema is limited by persisting inflammation. Retina 2005; 25:182-8. [PMID: 15689809 DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200502000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the long-term effect of acetazolamide treatment on patients with cystoid macular edema (CME) in the course of intermediate or posterior chronic uveitis and to define those patients who may particularly benefit from the drug. METHODS Fifty-two eyes (45 patients) with chronic uveitic CME were treated with acetazolamide at an initial dosage of 500 mg/d. The effect of treatment was assessed by fluorescein angiography, ophthalmoscopy, visual acuity, and Amsler testing. Therapy was withdrawn when CME did not improve at 3 weeks. In cases with CME improvement, the dosage was gradually tapered. RESULTS The mean follow-up was 3.1 years (minimum, 1.5 years). Two subgroups were identified: group 1, quiescence of uveitis with acetazolamide as the single therapeutic agent (33 eyes); and group 2, chronically active uveitis requiring additional systemic antiinflammatory drugs (19 eyes). In both groups, visual acuity improvement was statistically significant (group 1, P = 0.012; group 2, P = 0.025). In 12 patients with a stable visual acuity gain, the medication dose could be tapered off completely without any recurrent edema shown by fluorescein angiography after a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Sixteen patients required a maintenance dosage, ranging from 125 to 500 mg daily. No major adverse effects of the medication were observed. CONCLUSIONS During long-term follow-up, low-dose acetazolamide can be a useful therapeutic option for chronic CME in uveitis. The effect was better in patients with quiescence of uveitis than in those with chronically active uveitis. Permanent therapy is not imperative in every case.
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PURPOSE To determine the presentation, course, treatment and outcome of idiopathic intermediate uveitis in children. METHODS The records of all patients under the age of 16 presenting with idiopathic intermediate uveitis under the care of one consultant (SL) between 1990 and 2001 were reviewed. The case notes were analysed with respect to presenting symptoms, associated conditions, ocular signs, change in visual acuity, treatment and complications. All patients with systemic disease were specifically excluded from the study. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (45 eyes) were identified with intermediate uveitis from 114 cases of childhood uveitis seen. The mean age at presentation was 10 years (range 7-13 years) and the average follow-up time was 3 years (range 0-7 years). All patients had varying degrees of vitritis, 28 eyes had snowbanks and 5 had cystoid macular oedema at presentation. Six patients required no treatment, five received topical treatment only, five were managed with orbital floor steroids alone and a further two were managed with orbital floor steroids and oral prednisolone. Systemic steroids were required in eight patients, four of whom also required cyclosporin. Six of these children had successful disease control and maintained a visual acuity of 6/9 in at least one affected eye. CONCLUSION Idiopathic intermediate uveitis is a relatively uncommon condition in children but can have severe effects on vision. With careful management, vision can be preserved in at least one eye. This study describes the course of the disease in a relatively large series. The variation in disease severity prompts the use of individually tailored immunosuppressive regimens.
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- Rajni Jain
- Uveitis Clinic, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- H D Ayertey
- Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universität zu Köln.
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PURPOSE An association between multiple sclerosis during childhood and uveitis is exceptionally rare. This is a report of a female patient who presented at the age of 8 years with bilateral intermediate uveitis and whose final diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was made at age 21 years. DESIGN Case report. METHOD Retrospective chart review of a 13-year follow-up history. RESULTS Over 10 years our patient was treated systemically and underwent bilateral vitrectomy to reduce permanent side effects. Owing to good visual function and low inflammatory signs, systemic therapy was stopped. Multiple sclerosis was diagnosed at the age of 21, after a 13-year history of uveitis and after 3 years without medication. CONCLUSIONS In the constellation of uveitis in childhood and later diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, the outlined therapy provided good functional results. Moreover, it may have delayed the manifestation of the underlying disease for 13 years.
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- Jens F Jordan
- Center of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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BACKGROUND The severity of disease and the side-effects of long-term corticosteroid treatment support the rationale for other immunosuppressive drugs in the management of uveitis. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is a selective inhibitor of ionosine monophosphate dehydrogenase and exerts its major effects by modulation of the function of T and B lymphocytes. This study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical effect of MMF in the control of intermediate and posterior uveitis. METHODS A retrospective study of 18 consecutive patients with intermediate or posterior uveitis treated with MMF was performed. Activity of intraocular inflammation was graded according to the guidelines of the international uveitis study group before and during treatment with MMF. Furthermore, the ability of MMF treatment to reduce the steroid dosage and/or substitute other immunosuppressive agents with unacceptable side-effects (cyclosporin A, tacrolimus, azathioprine) was evaluated. RESULTS The indication for treatment with MMF in all 18 patients (age range: 11-73 years) was either poor control of ocular inflammation by the previous immunosuppressive therapy or unacceptable side-effects of this therapy. The daily MMF dose was 2 g and therapy was combined with cyclosporin A and/or prednisolone. One patient received MMF monotherapy. Corticosteroids were discontinued in 4 patients and the steroid dose could be reduced in 14 patients following MMF therapy. Marked resolution of ocular inflammatory activity occurred in 13 patients. The most frequently observed side-effects of MMF were myalgia, fatigue, headache and gastrointestinal problems. CONCLUSION MMF was effective in disease control in the majority of patients with intermediate and posterior uveitis and proved to be a useful second line immunosuppressant for refractory intraocular inflammatory disease with an acceptable profile of side-effects.
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- K Greiner
- Department of Ophthalmology, Grampian University Hospitals, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
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The cause of intermediate uveitis remains unknown. It is important to rule out other causes of the condition before initiating therapy. Many patients presenting with a mild form of the disease and who have good visual acuity may not require treatment. Those with decreased vision because of inflammation or cystoid macular edema may require periocular injections or systemic administration of corticosteroids (Fig. 2). Those who develop recalcitrant disease and those who experience severe side effects from the steroid therapy may require other immunosuppressive agents. Close monitoring of systemic side effects is required. Laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy of the peripheral retina is useful in patients who develop neovascularization of the vitreous base, in those who are not responsive to periocular injections, and in those who develop severe side effects from corticosteroids. This should be considered before starting systemic immunosuppressive agents. Pars plana vitrectomy with or without cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation is indicated in patients with marked vitreous debris, cystoid macular edema, and in those who develop a vitreous hemorrhage.
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- Wico W Lai
- Vitreoretinal Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago Eye Center, 1905 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Soheilian M, Mirbabai F, Shahsavari M, Parvin M, Manieei F. Metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the vitreous cavity masquerading as intermediate uveitis. Eur J Ophthalmol 2002; 12:324-7. [PMID: 12220005 DOI: 10.1177/112067210201200413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To report a patient with metastatic cutaneous melanoma (MCM) presenting as intermediate uveitis. METHODS We examined a 49-year-old man with malignant cutaneous melanoma and central nervous system (CNS) metastasis who was initially treated for bilateral intermediate uveitis. Biomicroscopic examination disclosed a normal anterior segment and vitreous organization with red blood cells (RBC) and some non-pigmented cells in both eyes. Funduscopy disclosed a retinal metastasis in the right eye, but vitreous organization precluded visualization of the retina in the left eye. RESULTS The first diagnostic vitrectomy was negative for malignant cells in the left eye. However, progressive worsening of the condition persuaded us to repeat vitrectomy in the left eye and to do it in the right eye too. Vitreous samples were positive for malignant melanoma cells in both eyes. CONCLUSIONS Metastatic cutaneous melanoma to the vitreous cavity is exceedingly rare and may masquerade as intermediate uveitis. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unusual uveitis and masquerade syndromes.
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- M Soheilian
- Ophthalmology Department and Eye Research Center, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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