Long-term follow-up of intermediate uveitis in children

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作者
de Boer, J [1 ]
Berendschot, TTJM [1 ]
van der Does, P [1 ]
Rothova, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, FC Donders Inst Ophthalmol, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
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10.1016/j.ajo.2005.09.035
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R77 [眼科学];
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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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