Clinical Characteristics and Treatments of Intermediate Uveitis
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 85-91, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-215272
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment of intermediate uveitis under new diagnostic standards.METHODS:
Medical records of patients diagnosed with pars planitis or intermediate uveitis were followed for more than 6 months, and retrospectively reviewed.RESULTS:
A total of 90 patients and 117 eyes were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 40.1 years, and the mean follow-up period was 43.0 months. Thirty percent of cases were bilateral. The most common initial symptom was decreased visual acuity. Snowbank was detected in 39.3%, snowballs in 15.4%, vitritis in 96.6%, and vasculitis in 56.4%. Common complications includedcystoid macular edema (57.3%), cataracts (43.6%), and epiretinal membrane (36.8%). Therapies included topical steroids (82.9% of cases), posterior sub-Tenon steroid injection (45.3% of cases), systemic steroid administration (67.8% of cases), and immunosuppressants (28.7% of cases). Vitrectomy was performed in 11.1% of patients due to complications such as epiretinal membrane and traction retinal detachment. The mean initial and final visual acuities were 0.67 and 0.74, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The patients in this study experienced various courses of symptoms that required different treatment plans. Future investigations may corroborate these results.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Steroids
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Traction
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Vasculitis
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Vitrectomy
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Cataract
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Retinal Detachment
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Visual Acuity
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Pars Planitis
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Uveitis, Intermediate
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Macular Edema
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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