Rawhya R EL-Shereef
El-Minia University Hospital,
Egypt
Research Article
Ocular Manifestation of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and its Relation to Disease Activity
Author(s): Rawhya R EL-Shereef, Gehan lofty, Ahmad Shawkat Mohamed and Lamiaa HamdyRawhya R EL-Shereef, Gehan lofty, Ahmad Shawkat Mohamed and Lamiaa Hamdy
Purpose:To determine the ocular manifestations of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its relation to its disease activity. To analyze the prevalence and complications of uveitis and their predictors in JIA.
Methods: Fifty eight JIA patients and 20 age and sex matched healthy controls were included in this study; all JIA patients were recruited from Rheumatology and paediatric department. All patients were undergone complete rheumatological and ophthalmic examination including visual acuity, slit lamp examination of the anterior segment, dry eye evaluation using Rose Bengal stain and Schirmer test. Fundus examination and fundus photography were done to the suspected cases
Results: Sixteen patients (27.6%) had ocular manifestations. Most of JIA were asymptomatic 49 (84.48%) for ocular manifestation. Nine patient.. View More»
