Clinical Features and Prognosis of Uveitis in a Turkish Patient Population with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Incidence and Management of Ocular Complications

Sungur G., YAKIN M., Uzman S., Balta O., Orman G., Ornek F.

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, cilt.27, sa.4, ss.551-559, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09273948.2018.1431290
  • Dergi Adı: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.551-559
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ankylosing spondylitis, anterior uveitis, ocular complication, spondyloarthritis, visual prognosis
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To investigate clinical features, visual prognosis, and ocular complications in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)-associated anterior uveitis (AU). Methods: Data of 211 eyes of 145 patients with AU associated with AS were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Mean follow-up time was 6.31 ± 6.33 years. Men were younger than women at AS diagnosis (p = 0.035). The mean number of uveitis flares was highest during the first quarter of the year and lowest during the third quarter (p = 0.017). Immunosuppressive agent use was higher in women than men (p = 0.052). Ocular complications developed in 120 eyes (56.9%), and the complication rate was 0.146/eye year. Males developed cystoid macular edema more frequently than females (p = 0.05). Glaucoma was observed more often in early-onset disease (age at AS onset <45 years) than late-onset disease (p = 0.028). Conclusions: Visual prognosis of AU in patients with AS was good, although more than half of the eyes developed ocular complications (56.9%).