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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection2022

Patient Clinical Outcomes in Standalone Versus a Combined Ophthalmology-rheumatology Uveitis Clinic.

Bing X Ross, Samantha Habhab, Sarah Syeda, Ahmad Baiyasi, Ilyes Benchaala, Chinwenwa Okeagu, Joshua Barbosa, Jacob Im, Kim Le, Xihui Lin

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Article in Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bing X RossKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Samantha HabhabKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Sarah SyedaKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ahmad BaiyasiKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Ilyes BenchaalaDepartment of Rheumatology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Chinwenwa OkeaguKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Joshua BarbosaKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Jacob ImKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Kim LeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Xihui LinKresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. xihui.lin@wayne.edu.
Wayne State University · USKresge Eye Institute · USHenry Ford Hospital · USSt. John Macomb Oakland Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate uveitis care outcomes in standalone versus a combined ophthalmology-rheumatology clinic.

methodsParticipants were patients aged 18 years and older with a minimum 12-month history of chronic uveitis prior to being referred to the combined uveitis clinic at Kresge Eye Institute and who were treated in the combined clinic for at least 6 months. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), objective markers of inflammation, and achieving targeted dose of immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) were compared in the cohort of uveitis patients 6 months prior to and after the initial evaluation in the combined clinic.

resultsSixty-six percent of study participants were female with a mean age of 51.5 years. BCVA improved from 0.58 logMAR (Snellen: ~20/74) at the initial combined clinic visit to 0.50 logMAR (Snellen: ~20/63) 6 months after the first combined visit (p = 0.0137). The establishment of the combined uveitis clinic led to higher frequency of patients at target dose of IMT: an increase from 49.0% at 6 months prior to the combined visit to 70.1.4% and 79.8% at the initial combined visit and 6 months after the combined visit, respectively.

conclusionA combined model of management for chronic uveitis patients wherein rheumatological services are coupled with ophthalmic care leads to improvement in patient clinical outcomes and achieving target therapy.

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Combined clinicImmunomodulatory therapyRheumatologySteroid sparing therapyUveitis

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