Uveitis is a major cause of vision loss. Methotrexate (MTX) has been widely used in uveitis due to its relatively safe profile. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different dosages of MTX via intra-vitreal administration for treatment of endotoxin induced uveitis (EIU) in an experimental model. Thirty-five healthy rabbits were randomly divided into four groups and all ...

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. Children with JIA are at risk of intraocular inflammation (uveitis). In the initial stages of mild-moderate inflammation uveitis is asymptomatic. Most children with mild-moderate uveitis are managed on topical steroid drops with or without systemic methotrexate (MTX). When children with moderate-se...

IMPORTANCE Uveitic glaucoma is among the most common causes of irreversible visual loss in uveitis. However, glaucoma detection can be obscured by inflammatory changes. OBJECTIVE To determine whether retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measurement can be used to detect glaucoma in uveitic eyes with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Comparative case series o...

PURPOSE Changes in concentrations of acute phase proteins in the serum of patients might be significant in the pathogenesis of Behçet disease. This report investigates the association between ocular disease activity and serum haptoglobin levels in patients with Behçet disease, and summarizes the current understanding of the correlation between acute phase proteins and Behçet disease based on bo...

PURPOSE To study the impact of soluble IL2 receptor (sIL2R), chest x-ray (CxR), and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) as markers for sarcoidosis in uveitis patients. DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS Serum concentrations of sIL2R and ACE were measured in patients with active uveitis. Those with elevated sIL2R and /or ACE values were examined for suspected systemic sarcoidosis. MAIN OU...

BACKGROUND/AIM Anterior uveitis is a common inflammatory ocular disease characterised by protein accumulation and leucocyte infiltration in the anterior chamber. The aim of this study was to determine the expression of gelatinases in the aqueous humour (AH) and uvea in an animal model of endotoxin induced uveitis (EIU). METHODS EIU was established in Lewis rats following an intraperitoneal in...

PurposeTo assess the long-term outcome of uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).DesignPopulation-based, multicenter, prospective JIA cohort, with a cross-sectional assessment JIA-associated (JIA-U) 18 years after onset JIA.ParticipantsA total 434 patients JIA, whom 96 had uveitis, from defined geographic areas Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.MethodsPatients between January 1997 Ju...

Results 23 JIA patients with polyarticular course (initial diagnosis: 12 oligo , 2 systemic, 2 psoriatic arthritis, 4 ERA and 3 polyarticular) were treated with adalimumab. Uveitis was found in 14 patients. (SoJIA: 2/2; OligoJIA 12/12). The results of the first six months are communicated. Ocular: During the first six months of adalimumab treatment no new uveitis episodes occurred. In all patie...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of combined low-dose cyclosporine and prednisone (Cs/Pd) treatment on circulating CD56+ T cells in patients with Behçet's uveitis. METHODS Ten patients with Behçet's uveitis and 10 healthy control subjects were prospectively recruited. The patients were treated with Cs/Pd for 2 months. Phenotypic and functional changes in circulating CD56+ T cells were assay...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study is to delineate the visual prognosticators in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis-associated uveitis. METHODS The records of 43 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis-associated uveitis who were observed for at least 6 months were studied retrospectively. Bivariate and multivariate statistical models were applied to more than 40 parameters to determine the rela...