Juvenile Arthritis News

High doses of an immunosuppressant drug may reduce inflammation from anterior uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to a study.

A complicated procedure Suqin Guo Brian J. Forbes IOL implantation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitic cataracts is controversial and challenging. Surgical manipulation of the cataract and other anterior segment structures can lead to exacerbation of an underlying uveitis with a high incidence of posterior capsular opacity (PCO), as well other vision-threatening complications, including amblyopia in a child.

Good visual outcomes and low complication rates were found in most uveitic patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who were followed for at least 1 year at a single center.