Abstracts tagged "Eye Disorders"

Abstract Number: 0394 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of quality of Life in a longitudinal cohort of patients with Uveitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, and JIA-associated uveitis
andressa Guariento Ferreira Alves¹, Amy Cassedy², Virginia Miraldi Utz³, Alexandra Duell³, Megan Quinlan-Waters⁴, Nicole Reitz⁵, Sheila Angeles-Han⁶ and Melissa Lerman⁷, ¹The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Cincinnati Children's hospital medical center, cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ⁵Department of Mental Health, St. Louis, MO, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Uveitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and JIA-associated uveitis (JIA-U) greatly influence children's quality of life (QOL). Our aim is to identify demographic, disease, and…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Effectiveness of Biologic Versus Conventional Therapy in Uveitis with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases: Real-World Evidence from a Propensity-Matched Cohort
Hanieh Akbari¹ and shahrzad Abdollahi², ¹Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Medical Center, Norristown, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Philadelpha, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is a vision-threatening manifestation of systemic rheumatic diseases. While conventional immunosuppressants are typically first-line, biologics are often reserved for refractory cases. Long-term real-world…
Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multicenter study and literature review of JAK inhibitor treatment in refractory uveitis due to different immune-mediated inflammatory pathologies
Nuria Barroso Garcia¹, Lara Sánchez Bilbao², José Luis Martín-Varillas³, Vanesa Calvo-Río², Mar Esteban Ortega⁴, Santiago muñoz Fernández⁵, José Luis Álvarez-Vega⁶, Emma Beltran⁷, Vega Jovaní⁸, Olga Maiz Alonso⁹, raúl Veroz González¹⁰, Angel Garcia-Aparicio¹¹, marta Garijo Bufort¹² and Ricardo Blanco², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario, Universidad de Málaga UMA, Málaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital de Laredo. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Santander, Spain., Laredo, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Infanta Sofía. Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Infanta Sofía, Madrid. Spain, Madrid, ⁶Rheumatology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain., Badajoz, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Reumatología, Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology. Hospital de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain., San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology. Hospital de Mérida. Mérida, Spain., Mérida, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Sagunto, Spain, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious uveitis may be related to several immune-mediated diseases (IMIDs). Those that are refractory to conventional therapy or biologics may lead to severe ocular…
Abstract Number: 1389 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Of Dry Eye Severity With Salivary Flow In Patients With Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Janett C. Riega-Torres¹, Karina Palomo-Arnaud², Jose Martinez-Delgado³, Fernando Morales-Wong³, Jesus Mohamed-Hamsho³, Valeria Mata-Riega², Irma Cantu-Zapata², Luis Medina-Gomez², Miguel Betancourt-De la Torre², Aritze Chong-Amezcua², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴ and Karim Mohamed-Noriega³, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Rheumatology, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Ofthalmology, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease that causes hypofunction of salivary and lacrimal glands, manifesting in xerostomia and xerophthalmia among other systemic…
Abstract Number: 0264 • ACR Convergence 2025
Seeing Beyond the Eye: Subclinical Audio-Vestibular Involvement in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Rania Yacoub, Sarah Sheta, Rana Hussein Amin and Noha Khalil, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) is a systemic disease that affects the central nervous system, ocular, and integumentary system. It causes bilateral granulomatous uveitis, dysacusia ranging…
Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2025
Faster Ellipsoid Zone Loss in Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy with Tapering versus Discontinuation: A Longitudinal Optical Coherence Tomography Study from a Single Center in Taiwan
Ko-Jen Li¹, Ting-Wei Chang², Tso-Ting Lai³, Jui-Hung Kao⁴, TING-YUAN LAN⁵, Tai-Ju Lee⁶, pei-Hsinq lai⁷, Shao-Yu Pai⁸, Chiehyu Shen⁹ and Song-Chou Hsieh¹⁰, ¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ²National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Taichung, Taiwan, ³Naitional Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁵National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ⁶National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁷Taipei City Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ⁸National Taiwan University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei city, Taiwan, ¹⁰National Taiwan Unuversity Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) retinopathy is a progressive, vision-threatening retinal disease. While HCQ is typically discontinued after toxicity is detected, some patients undergo tapering due to…
Abstract Number: 0708 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Of Choroidal Sub-foveal Thickness With Skin Manifestations And Serum Monocyte HDL Ratio In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-A Case Control Study
Tejaswini Ramineni¹, Vijaya prasanna Parimi², Radhika M³ and Narsimulu Gumdal³, ¹Esic Medical College And Hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²ESIC Medical College and Super Specilaity Hospital, hyderabad, Telangana, India, ³ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Background/Purpose: The vascular hypothesis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) posits that vasculopathy is the initial inciting event that triggers inflammation and subsequent fibrosis in the progression…
Abstract Number: 0888 • ACR Convergence 2025
TargetScan Platform Identifies Targets of CD8+ T cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Birdshot Uveitis
Adam S. Weinheimer¹, Olivia Pryor², Catalina Burbano³, Tyler Heath³, Livio Dukaj³, Shoshana M.K. Bloom³, Jackson Lirette³, Rachel Lent³, Prachi Dhanania³, Nicole A. Ladd³, Ryan Kritzer³, Hana Husic³, Shobitha Jillella³, Alexander Cristofaro², Chandan K. Pavuluri³, Jenna LaBelle³, Laurie Barefoot³, Shrikanta Chattopadhyay³, Andrew P. Ferretti³ and Cagan Gurer³, ¹TScan Therapeutics, Boston, MA, ²TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, ³TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, MA
Background/Purpose: Antigen-specific therapies offer a promising approach to selectively modulating autoimmune responses without broad immunosuppression. Strong associations with specific Class I HLA alleles in ankylosing…
Abstract Number: 0537 • ACR Convergence 2025
HLA-B27 and Axial Involvement as Independent Risk Factors for Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis: New Insights from a 15-Year Real-Life Study
Kent LE¹, Hervé LOCRELLE¹, Myriam NORMAND¹, Irina COMAN¹, Louis DELENTE¹, Tiphany NEEL¹, Adamah AMOUZOUGAN¹, Thierry THOMAS¹ and Hubert Marotte², ¹Service Rhumatologie Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France, ²INSERM ¹⁰⁵⁹/University of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Background/Purpose: To assess the prevalence, risk factors and treatment-related outcomes of uveitis in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), using data from a 15-year real-life cohort.Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 0512 • ACR Convergence 2025
Dry Eye Disease Severity and Salivary Gland Biopsy in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Karina Palomo-Arnaud¹, Janett C. Riega-Torres², Jose Martinez-Delgado³, Fernando Morales-Wong³, Jesus Mohamed-Hamsho³, Valeria Mata-Riega¹, Irma Cantu-Zapata¹, Luis Medina-Gomez¹, Miguel Betancourt-De la Torre¹, Aritze Chong-Amezcua¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴ and Karim Mohamed-Noriega³, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Rheumatology, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Ofthalmology, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film. This is commonly observed…
Abstract Number: 0507 • ACR Convergence 2025
Diagnostic performance of the lacrimal and salivary gland ultrasound in patients with primary Sjogren’s disease of recent onset versus sicca controls.
Rosa Elena Cervantes¹, Carina Soto-Fajardo², Fabian Carranza³, Gabriela Hernandez-Molina⁴, Narlly Ruíz Quintero⁵, Daniela Rojas Abarca⁶, Ana Mora⁷, Ada Rocío Morales Meza⁶, Carlos Montiel Castañeda⁸, Angela Maldonado Luna⁹, Fabiola Sánchez Zamudio⁶ and Carlos Pineda², ¹National Institute of Rehabilitation "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra"", Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²National Rehabilitation Institute " Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra ", Mexico City, Mexico, ³National Rehabilitation Institute " Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra ", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, México, city, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁶National Institute of Rehabilitation "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Mexico, City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁷National Rehabilitation Institute " Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra ", Mexico, Mexico, ⁸National Institute of Rehabilitation "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", México, city, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion, Mexico, City, Estado de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease primarily affecting the exocrine glands. There is an increasing use of salivary gland ultrasound in…
Abstract Number: 0410 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Modified Dosing/interval Timing of Adalimumab in Patients Affected by Chronic Non Infectious Uveitis: A Retrospective Monocentric Study
Melissa Lerman¹, Devlin Eckardt¹ and Sabino Germinario², ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious uveitis (NIU), inflammation of the eye, can occur in isolation, as in idiopathic uveitis (29% of all pediatric diagnosis), but may also be…
Abstract Number: 0579 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of the Presence of Active Acute Anterior Uveitis with Disease Activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Judith Rademacher¹, Murat Torgutalp², Lynn zur Bonsen¹, Dominika Pohlmann¹, Hildrun Haibel¹, Fabian Proft¹, Mikhail Protopopov³, Uwe Pleyer¹, Valeria Rios Rodriguez¹ and Denis Poddubnyy⁴, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charite Universitatsmedizin - Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charite – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are closely linked, with AAU being the most common extra-musculoskeletal manifestation of axSpA. Up to half…
Abstract Number: 0726 • ACR Convergence 2024
Management of ANCA Vasculitis-Associated Orbital Inflammatory Disease: A Systematic Literature Review
Emma Neary¹, Katie Healey², Marie Clements-Baker³, Jean-Paul Makhzoum⁴ and Arielle Mendel⁵, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada, ³Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁴Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Ocular manifestations are common in ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV), with orbital inflammatory disease (OID) representing a significant subset. Despite being a vision-threatening complication, OID remains…
Abstract Number: 1117 • ACR Convergence 2024
JAK Inhibitor Therapy in Refractory Uveitis Due to Immune-mediated Inflammatory Disorders. Multicenter Study and Literature Review
Nuria Barroso Garcia¹, Lara Sanchez Bilbao², Jose Luis Martin Varillas³, Vanesa Calvo-Rio⁴, Mar Esteban Ortega⁵, Santiago muñoz Fernández⁵, Jose Luis álvarez Vega⁶, Emma Beltran Catalan⁷, Vega Jovani⁸, Olga Maiz Alonso⁹, Raúl Veroz González¹⁰, Carmen Alvarez Reguera¹¹, Rosalia Demetrio Pablo¹² and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario, Universidad de Málaga UMA, Málaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ²Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Rheumatology. Hospital de Laredo. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Laredo, Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Infanta Sofía, Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, Badajoz, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology. Hospital del Mar. Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸National Health system, Alicante, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology. Hospital de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Mérida, Badajoz, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology and Ophthalmology. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious uveitis refractory to conventional immunosuppressants and even biologic therapy can lead to severe ocular conditions. Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKINIBs) appear to be effective…

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