Clinical Characteristics and Treatments of Intermediate Uveitis
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 85-91, 2009.
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em Ko
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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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Assunto principal:
Esteroides
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Tração
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Vasculite
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Vitrectomia
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Catarata
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Descolamento Retiniano
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Acuidade Visual
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Pars Planite
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Uveíte Intermediária
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Edema Macular
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article