J Fernando Arevalo, Andres F Lasave, Vishali Gupta, Igor Kozak, Mosa Barakat Al Harbi, Abdulaziz Adel Al Rushood, Hassan A Al Dhibi
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Abstract
Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease over a 12-year period.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was used to identify VKH patients, from January 1999 to December 2011.
Results: In total, 154 patients (308 eyes) were diagnosed with VKH. The mean age at diagnosis was 33.8 ± 13 years. Mean baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/125; (0.8 ± 0.6 logMAR). Recurrent episodes occurred in 107 (54%) patients. Oral prednisone was administered in all patients. At the last visit, the mean BCVA was 20/50 (0.4 ± 0.7 logMAR). The most common complications post-treatment were: glaucoma [104 (33.8%) eyes] and cataract [84 (27.2%) eyes].
Conclusions: In Saudi Arabia, VKH-related uveitis is predominant in young females. Bilateral panuveitis is the most common ocular manifestation and near 50% of eyes present with exudative retinal detachment. Oral prednisone was the primary treatment and the majority of eyes maintained 20/50 or better vision.
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Ocular Immunology & Inflammation ranks 18 out of 59 in the Ophthalmology Category.Ocular Immunology and Inflammation is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication that welcomes the submission of original, previously unpublished manuscripts directed to ophthalmologists and vision scientists. Published bimonthly, the journal provides an international medium for basic and clinical research reports on the ocular inflammatory response and its control by the immune system. The journal publishes original research papers, case reports, reviews, letters to the editor, meeting abstracts, and invited editorials.