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ArticleEye (London, England)2023

Long term complications and vision loss in HLA-B27 uveitis.

Haya H Al-Ani, Joanne L Sims, Rachael L Niederer

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haya H Al-AniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1813-7625
Joanne L SimsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
Rachael L NiedererDepartment of Ophthalmology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand. RachaelN@adhb.govt.nz.ORCID 0000-0002-4311-859X
University of Auckland · NZAuckland District Health Board · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the long term complications and vision loss in HLA-B27 uveitis.

methodsRetrospective review of subjects with HLA-B27 uveitis in a public tertiary centre between January 2008 and 2020.

results562 HLA-B27-positive subjects (834 eyes) had mean follow-up of 9.8 years (8173.2 eye-years). Median visual acuity at ten years was 0.1 logMAR (IQR 0.0-0.1). Complications occurred in 404 eyes (48.4%): posterior synechiae (39.7%), cataract (22.1%), elevated intraocular pressure (15.5%), cystoid macular oedema (6.0%). Permanent moderate vision loss ( ≤ 0.4 logMAR) due to uveitis occurred in 14 eyes (1.7%) and severe vision loss (≤ 1.0 logMAR) in 7 eyes (0.8%). Complications were more common with older age (OR 1.017 p = 0.016), chronic inflammation (OR 5.272 p < 0.001) and intermediate uveitis (OR 5.982 p < 0.001).

conclusionsComplications are frequent in HLA-B27 uveitis, especially in older subjects, chronic inflammation and intermediate uveitis. Despite this, the majority of subjects maintain good visual prognosis.

Indexed as

UveitisUveitis, IntermediateAgedFollow-Up StudiesHLA-B27 AntigenHumansInflammationRetrospective StudiesVision DisordersHLA-B27 Antigen

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PMID36038721
PMCPMC10219953
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