Review Article

The Role of Gender in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis

Table 2

Summary of ocular complications during followup in some of the noted studies.

Heiligenhaus et al. 
2005 [11]
Edelsten et al.
2003 [12]
Saurenmann
et al.
2007 [14]
Gregory et al.
2013 [19]
Woreta et al.
2007 [20]
Thorne et al.
2007 [24]
Edelsten et al.
2002 [21]
Ayuso et al.
2010 [25]
Sabri et al.
2008 [26]

Mean ± SD/median age at the time of diagnosis of uveitis5.2 ± 3.2 YN/R8.3 Y4.1 (4 m–16.9)  Y7 (1–36) Y7 (1–36) Y50 (4–149) mM: 4.3 (1.7–13.8) Y
F: 4.2 (1.7–16) Y  
N/R
Follow-up time for uveitis,
Mean ± SD/median (range)
5.6 ± 4.9 YN/R6.3 (0–23.2)  Y2.62 (0–24) Y3 (1 m–15) Y4 YM: 11(1.1–27.5) Y 
F: 7.2(1.1–22.9) Y
6.3 (0.1–23.2) Y
Type of uveitis
 AnteriorN/R70%96.5%N/R86.7%86.7%N/R99%96.5%
  Acute anteriorN/R16%16.2%N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R16.2%
  Chronic anteriorN/R54%68.3%N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R68.3%
  Anterior recurrent uveitisN/R012%N/RN/RN/RN/RN/R12%
 IntermediateN/R00N/R13.3%13.3N/R00
 PosteriorN/R30%0N/R00N/R00
 PanuveitisN/RN/R3.5%N/R00N/R1%3.5%
Structural ocular complications
 At least one OC at presentation45%N/RN/R60.2%67%67%N/RN/RN/R
 At least one OC after F/U56%N/R37.3%N/RN/R0.33 EY21%N/R32.5%
 Band keratopathy29%N/R14.1%32.1% (126/393)*31.5%¥0.08/EYN/R16%12.3%
 Posterior synechiae27%N/R21.8%22.9% (97/423)*27.5 %¥N/R40%17.1%
 Cataract26%N/R23.2%N/R22.5%¥0.04/EY21% 42%20.2%
 Glaucoma8%N/R15.5%N/R0.05/EY14%25%
 Ocular hypertension ≥ 21 mm HgN/RN/RN/R24.6 % (125/508)*15.3%¥0.18/EYN/RN/R13.6%
 Ocular hypertension ≥ 30 mm HgN/RN/RN/R10.6% (61/577)*N/RN/R
 HypotonyN/RN/RN/R10.5% (60/569)*9.3%¥0.09/EYN/RN/RN/R
 Cystoid macular edema6%N/R4.9%8.9% (50/564)*3%¥0.04/EYN/R19%3.9%
 Epiretinal membraneN/RN/R8.1% (46/567)*3.8%¥0.06/EYN/RN/RN/R
 Final VA < 20/50 (visual impairment)31%N/R3.4%36.8% (131/356)*36.4%0.10/EY11%N/R3.4%
 Final VA < 20/200 (Blindness)12%17%5.7%21% (95/452)*23.7%0.08/EY6%N/R5.7%

EY: eye-year; F: female; F/U: followup; IR: incidence rate; M: male; m: months; N: number; N/R: result not reported; OC: ocular complications; VA: visual acuity; Y: years.
*Incidence; ¥prevalence at presentation.