ROMATOİD ARTRİTTE GÖZ BULGULARI: FARKLI OLGULAR VE ORANLARI

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the accompanying ocular findings, frequency and to examine the complications in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. Method: Medical records of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients who were consulted with the eye clinic between 2017 and 2022, were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic features, eye examination findings, and detected eye diseases were noted. Results: The records of 23840 Rheumatoid Arthritis and related patients who were consulted with the Eye Clinic were reviewed. From these patient records, 2691 patients, who were especially diagnosed with seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis, were evaluated in detail within the scope of the study. Ophthalmological examination findings obtained from the records were examined. In particular, anterior segment biomicroscopy, Schirmer test, tear break-up time (BUT) and fundus examination was evaluated. 2067 of the patients were female and 624 were male. And the mean age was examined. When the average age is examined; patients aged 41-65 years were the most common (1795 patients (1374 women, 421 men)). The most common sign of ocular involvement was a dry eye(%25.97). Less frequently, episcleritis was found in 4.57% of patients, and scleritis was found in 1.37%. There were no patients with posterior or necrotizing scleritis among the patients examined. In addition, posterior scleritis of the cornea, scleromalacia, or retinal vasculitis were not detected in our patients. Conclusion: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that can progress with extra-articular findings and may even appear as the first finding. Ocular findings may accompany the disease at a considerable rate. It can also affect the prognosis of the disease with the right perspective.