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ReviewFrontiers in ophthalmology2024

Update on non-infectious uveitis treatment: anti-TNF-alpha and beyond.

Khushboo Chauhan, Mudit Tyagi

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Review in Frontiers in ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Noninfectious uveitis: Management with biologic agents.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026
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  7. Biosimilars in Adult and Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Khushboo ChauhanSaroja A Rao Centre for Uveitis, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Mudit TyagiSaroja A Rao Centre for Uveitis, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-infectious uveitis (NIU) encompasses a range of conditions marked by inflammation within various layers of the eye. NIU is a significant contributor to irreversible vision loss among the working-age population in developed countries. The aim of treating uveitis is to manage inflammation, prevent its recurrences and to restore or salvage vision. Presently, the standard treatment protocol for NIU involves initiating corticosteroids as the primary therapeutic agents, although more aggressive approaches and steroid sparing agent may be necessary in certain cases. These advanced treatments option include synthetic immunosuppressants like antimetabolites, calcineurin inhibitors and alkylating agents. For patients who exhibit an intolerance or resistance to corticosteroids and conventional immunosuppressive therapies, biologic agents have emerged as a promising alternative. Notably, among the biologic treatments evaluated, TNF-α inhibitors, anti-CD20 therapy and alkylating agents have shown considerable efficacy. In this review, we delve into the latest evidence surrounding the effectiveness of biologic therapy and introduce novel therapeutic strategies targeting immune components as potential avenues for advancing treatment of NIU.

Indexed as

ACTH analoguesinterleukin inhibitorsJAK inhibitorsmTOR inhibitorsnon-infectious uveitis (NIU)PDE-4 inhibitorsrituximabTNF alpha inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID39157460
PMCPMC11327136

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