Clinical Profile of Bilateral Optic Neuritis by M. Hidayat

“…Kriteria eksklusi mencakup multiple sclerosis atau myelopathy sebelumnya, kelainan sistemik yang dikenal atau pengobatan yang terkait dengan neuropati optik, uveitis, atau neoplasma. Pasien mendapatkan metilprednisolon intravena yang diikuti oleh tappering off metilprednisolon oral. …”
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Characteristics of ocular findings of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in China by Shudan Wang, Jiaoyang Feng, Rui Zhu, Xin Jin, Yiheng Ding, Di Jin, Yu Guo, Hong Zhang

“…COVID-19 was found to be associated with a higher prevalence of conjunctivitis, iritis, uveitis, retinal vein occlusion and optic neuritis. …”
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IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease Presenting as Meningitis and Panuveitis by Maria A. Mavrommatis, Sarah A. Avila, Richard France

“…Exam at that time was consistent with bilateral anterior uveitis for which he was given topical prednisolone and cyclopentolate. …”
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Interleukin-1 as a Common Denominator from Autoinflammatory to Autoimmune Disorders: Premises, Perils, and Perspectives by Giuseppe Lopalco, Luca Cantarini, Antonio Vitale, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Grazia Anelli, Laura Andreozzi, Giovanni Lapadula, Mauro Galeazzi, Donato Rigante

“…An overview of monogenic autoinflammatory disorders, PFAPA syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, uveitis, pericarditis, Behçet’s disease, gout, Sjögren’s syndrome, interstitial lung diseases, and Still’s disease is presented to highlight the fundamental points that interleukin-1 displays in the cryptic interplay between innate and adaptive immune systems.…”
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Human leukocyte Antigen-B*27 allele subtype prevalence and disease association of ankylosing spondylitis among south indian population by Vikram Haridas, Praveenkumar Shetty, M Nirmal Kumar, K C Vasanthakumar, Kiran Haridas, Vitthal Khode, Anil Bargale

“…HLA B27 associated AS patients presented more severe axial manifestations such as bilateral sacroiliitis, erosions, and extra-articular features such as uveitis than non-HLA types. Positivity for HLA B27 allele predicts more severe disease course in South Indian patients with AS, similar to that in other populations. …”
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Assessment of Vascular Change Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A New Theory Explains Central Visual Loss in Behcet’s Disease by Thanapong Somkijrungroj, Sritatath Vongkulsiri, Wijak Kongwattananon, Peranut Chotcomwongse, Sasivarin Luangpitakchumpol, Korrawan Jaisuekul

“…OCTA is an alternative noninvasive method to monitor macular ischemia in Behcet. Behcet’s uveitis affects DCP more than SCP. Decreasing SCP : DCP ratio and decrease FRT correlates with poor visual acuity. …”
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Targeting Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Transcription for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Liam M. Ashander, Binoy Appukuttan, Yuefang Ma, Dione Gardner-Stephen, Justine R. Smith

“…Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) mediates leukocyte migration across the retinal endothelium in noninfectious posterior uveitis. We observed an increase in the transcription factor, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells 1 (NF-κB1), in parallel with ICAM-1, in human retinal endothelial cells treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and identified putative binding sites for NF-κB1 within the ICAM-1 regulatory region. …”
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Application of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Pediatric Ophthalmology by Ricardo Salles Cauduro, Caroline do Amaral Ferraz, Maira Saad Ávila Morales, Patricia Novita Garcia, Yara Cristina Lopes, Paulo Henrique Souza, Norma Allemann

“…Clinical diagnosis of anterior segment abnormalities included cornea disease (n=7), congenital anterior segment conditions (n=10), ocular trauma (n=1), anterior segment surgeries (n=2), iridocorneal angle abnormalities (n=4), intermediate uveitis (n=2). The most common OCT findings were corneal hyperreflectivity and thickening (n=15), shallow anterior chamber with iris-lens diaphragm anterior displacement (n=4), atypical corneal curvature (n=4), corneal thinning (n=4), peripheral synechiae with angle closure (n=3), increased anterior chamber depth (n=2), and proximal portion of glaucoma drainage tube (n=2). …”
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Extra-Articular Symptoms in Constellation with Selected Serum Cytokines and Disease Activity in Spondyloarthritis by Hanna Przepiera-Będzak, Katarzyna Fischer, Marek Brzosko

“…Patients with acute anterior uveitis (AAU) had higher VAS (P=0.0008), BADSDAI (P=0.0001), ASDAS-ESR (P=0.04), CRP (P=0.006), IL-6 (P=0.02), and IL-18 (P=0.03) levels. …”
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A CASE REPORT: RISK OF ELECTRIC INJURY ON DELAYED INITIAL TREATMENT by Ulfa Elfiah, Dissa Yulianita Suryani

“…Other symptoms experienced by patients are anterior uveitis, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and hematemesis. …”
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Job satisfaction and burnout level analysis among ophthalmologists by Shaimaa Arfeen, Yomna A. Alahmadawy, Amanne F. Esmael, Dalia Khalifa, Abdussalam M. Abdullatif

“…Seventy two percent of participants reported average secondary traumatic stress level, which was highest among cornea and uveitis specialists and lowest among glaucoma specialists (P=0.027). …”
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Untreated Active Tuberculosis in Pregnancy with Intraocular Dissemination: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shadi Rezai, Stephen LoBue, Daniel Adams, Yewande Oladipo, Ramses Posso, Tiffany Mapp, Crystal Santiago, Manisha Jain, William D. Marino, Cassandra E. Henderson

“…Patient had optic atrophy OS (left eye) and papillitis, choroiditis, and uveitis OD (right eye) due to TB infiltration. Fetus was asymptomatic and anti-TB therapy was started for both patients.…”
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MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Behçet’s Disease by Antonio Puccetti, Andrea Pelosi, Piera Filomena Fiore, Giuseppe Patuzzo, Claudio Lunardi, Marzia Dolcino

“…Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease characterized by oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of immune responses. …”
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Modern approaches to the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane by V.A. Bogdanova, R.R. Fayzrakhmanov, O.A. Pavlovskiy, E.D. Bosov

“…ERM has been observed in cases of uveitis, retinal detachment, and diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Evaluation of the Macular, Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer and Choroid Thickness Changes in Behçet’s Disease with Spectral-Domain OCT by Mustafa Ataş, İsa Yuvacı, Süleyman Demircan, Emel Güler, Orhan Altunel, Emine Pangal, Altan Göktaş, Serap Sütbeyaz, Gökmen Zararsız

“…Eighty patients with BD and 40 healthy controls who were followed up at the Uveitis and Retina Clinic of the Kayseri Research and Education Hospital in Turkey were enrolled in this prospective study. …”
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Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluation of a Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant in the Crystalline Lens: A Case Report by Santos-Oliveira J, Teixeira-Martins R, Ferreira AM, Macedo JP, Oliveira-Ferreira C

“…Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, 4200-319, Portugal, Email joana.santos.oliveira@ulssjoao.min-saude.ptPurpose: Ozurdex® is a dexamethasone intravitreal implant approved for the treatment of macular edema secondary to branch or central retinal vein occlusion, non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye, and diabetic macular edema.Patients and Methods: We report a case of an accidental injection of the implant into the crystalline lens, successfully managed by surgery afterwards. …”
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Results of a new antiglaucomatous operation of non-penetrating type in patients with secondary glaucoma (clinical cases) by O.A. Rumyantseva, E.A. Korchuganova, A.Yu. Kazantzeva

“…<br> The sclerectomy is a microinvasive non-penetrating operation, in which complications such as uveitis, postoperative hypotension, hyphema, ciliochoroidal detachment, and expulsive hemorrhage, occurring in other types of antiglaucomatous operations, are excluded. …”
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Viral conjunctivitis in children: the specific clinical features and treatment by N.V. Kazinskaya, V.Yu. Evgraphov, I.A. Il’inskaya

“…In general, timely diagnosis of the disease and adequate treatment of pediatric patients, in contrast to adults, ensures an uncomplicated clinical outcome, without scarring, uveitis or residual infiltrates. </p> <p> <b>Keywords</b>: viral conjunctivitis, keratitis, adenovirus, herpes, ocular mucous membrane, interferon, para-aminobenzoic acid. …”
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Efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty for uveitic glaucoma by Minako Suzuki, Masaki Takeuchi, Akira Meguro, Jutaro Nakamura, Mamoru Tateishi, Miki Fukuda, Akihiro Kamata, Yuki Mizuki, Kayoko Yamada, Etsuko Shibuya, Norihiro Yamada, Mami Ishihara, Nobuhisa Mizuki

“…The success group had shorter uveitis duration (1.37 ± 0.41 vs. 1.97 ± 0.80 years, P = 0.032) and lower baseline IOP (25.5 ± 5.09 vs. 33.7 ± 5.57 mmHg, P = 0.035). …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Combination Therapy with Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Laser for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alamoudi A, Alnabihi AN, Alsudais AS, Almufarriji N, Batais WT, Aldahlawi AK, Altalhi A, Al-Dhibi HA, Alakeely AG

“…Anas Alamoudi,1 Ahmed N Alnabihi,2,3 Ali Saleh Alsudais,2,3 Naif Almufarriji,1 Waleed T Batais,2,3 Abdulaziz Khalid Aldahlawi,2,3 Abdullah Altalhi,4 Hassan A Al-Dhibi,5 Adel G Alakeely6 1Department of Ophthalmology, Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Division of Vitreoretinal Surgery, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5Division of Vitreoretinal Surgery and Uveitis, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6Magrabi Hospitals and Centers, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Anas Alamoudi, Department of Ophthalmology, Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Email anasalamoudi99@gmail.comAim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined laser and anti-VEGF therapy for (retinopathy of prematurity ROP), focusing on both structural and functional outcomes.Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in multiple databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated combination therapy for ROP. …”
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