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ArticleEye (London, England)2024

Effect of adalimumab on choroidal thickness and choroidal vascularity index in eyes with non-infectious uveitis using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography.

Cem Evereklioglu, Elif Er Arslantas, Hidayet Sener, Zeynep Akkul, Kamran Gahramanov, Duygu Gulmez Sevim, Osman Ahmet Polat, Fatih Horozoglu

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Association between choroidal vascularity index and disease activity in Behçet uveitis using BOS24 and FFA scores.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Cem EverekliogluDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye. cemevereklioglu@gmail.com.
Elif Er ArslantasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-4236
Hidayet SenerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-0170
Zeynep AkkulDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3015-2158
Kamran GahramanovDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Duygu Gulmez SevimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Osman Ahmet PolatDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3905-4941
Fatih HorozogluDepartment of Ophthalmology, Division of Uvea-Behçet Unit, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Türkiye.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-6032

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effect of adalimumab (ADA) on choroidal thickness (ChT) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in eyes with non-infectious uveitis (NIU).

methodsThirty-seven eyes with NIU including Behçet disease (BD), sarcoidosis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), juvenile idiopathic arthritis and idiopathic arthritis, 38 eyes of non-uveitic (NU) patients including BD, AS and rheumatoid arthritis, and 40 healthy control eyes were included. ADA was used for anti-TNF-naive adult (80 mg) or paediatric (40 mg) patients with refractory NIU, then 40 mg every 2-week (20 mg in children<30 kg) with controls at weeks 1, 4, 12, and 24. Images were used to measure central, nasal, and temporal ChT, and the luminal area (LA), stromal area, and total choroidal area (TCA) were analysed using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) by ImageJ software. The CVI was then calculated as the ratio of LA to TCA.

resultsMean ages were similar between the groups. Mean (SE) subfoveal ChT measurements for each location were also similar (for each, p > 0.05). However, calculated CVI values in eyes with NIU (0.63 ± 0.007) were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than NU eyes (0.66 ± 0.006) and controls (0.70 ± 0.007) (p < 0.001). Moreover, CVI was significantly lower in NU eyes compared to controls (p < 0.001). There were no significant CVI changes between the consecutive visits after ADA therapy in eyes with NIU (for each, p > 0.05).

conclusionsDecreased CVI in NIU and NU eyes indicates that systemic inflammation affects the choroidal vasculature and perfusion both in the presence and absence of ocular involvement. Although CVI may be used as a possible novel tool in monitoring ocular involvement and progression of NIU, CVI does not seem to be a biomarker for treatment monitoring in NIU.

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AdalimumabChoroidTomography, Optical CoherenceUveitisAdolescentAdultAntirheumatic AgentsChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVisual AcuityYoung AdultAdalimumabAntirheumatic Agents

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PMCPMC11156944

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