Abstracts tagged "Eye Disorders"

Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Economic Impact of Autoimmune Eye Disease in the United States
Krati Chauhan¹, Steven Scaife² and Michael Buhnerkempe¹, ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Southen Illinois University - School of Medicine., Springfield, IL
Background/Purpose: Eye involvement is an important cause of morbidity in rheumatology patients. Inflammatory eye diseases include conditions like scleritis, uveitis, retinitis and orbital inflammation. The…
Abstract Number: 2042 • ACR Convergence 2023
Intraocular Cytokine Profiling of Autoimmune Uveitis
Maryrose Hahn¹, Madison Mangin², Marc Todd¹, Pui Lee¹, Mindy Lo¹, Bharti Gangwani³, Ankoor Shah³, Amanda Colombo⁴, Jessica Scott⁴, Stephen Anesi⁴, C. Stephen Foster⁴, Peter Chang⁴, Peter Nigrovic² and Margaret Chang², ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Waltham, MA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune uveitis is an inflammatory disorder of the eye that is associated with significant morbidity, including vision-threatening complications and chronic reliance on immunosuppressive therapies.…
Abstract Number: 0263 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient, Disease, and Treatment Factors in Remission of Inflammatory Eye Disease
Taylor Koenig¹, David Fell¹, Danny Mammo¹, Chao Zhang², Sunil Srivastava¹, Careen Lowder¹, Sumit Sharma¹ and Rula Hajj-Ali¹, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Noninfectious inflammatory eye disease (NIIED) is a sight-threatening condition with two-thirds of patients incurring prolonged vision loss due to uncontrolled ocular inflammation. Non-glucocorticoid systemic…
Abstract Number: 2045 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treatment Response in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV)
Ilaria Maccora¹, Arjun Sood², Grant Schulert³, Alexandra Duell³, Preston Land⁴, Cameron C Sapp², Jennifer Huggins³, Tiffany Nguyen², Megan Quilan-Waters³, Sumit Sharma⁵, Sunil Srivastava² and Sheila Angeles-Han⁶, ¹PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ²Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Pediatric uveitis often requires systemic immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) to prevent sight-threatening complications. Autosomal dominant neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV) is a rare autoimmune condition caused…
Abstract Number: 0280 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immunosuppression in the Treatment of Susac Syndrome: A Retrospective Evaluation of the Largest Cohort of Susac Syndrome
Adam Brown¹, Robert Rennebohm², Ghulam Abbas Kharal², Devon Conway², Sunil Srivastava³, Sumit Sharma², Careen Lowder², Leonard Calabrese⁴ and Rula Hajj-Ali², ¹Cleveland Clinic Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic / Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Susac Syndrome is a rare autoimmune condition causing microvascular occlusions in the brain, retina and inner ear leading to the characteristic triad of encephalopathy,…
Abstract Number: 2054 • ACR Convergence 2023
Superiority of Adalimumab in Treating Childhood Chronic Idiopathic Uveitis: Evidence from a Multicentre Experience
Ilaria Maccora¹, Catherine Guly², Lavinia Sanfilippo³, sara Soldovieri⁴, Cinzia De Libero⁵, Athimalaipet V Ramanan⁶ and Gabriele Simonini⁷, ¹PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ²Ophthalmology Unit, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCC, Florence, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReConnet Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy, ⁵Ophthalmology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy, ⁶Bristol Royal Hospital for Children & Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReConnet Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence Italy. NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Childhood Chronic Idiopathic Uveitis (cCIU) is a severe ocular condition that accounts for the 40% of all uveitis in children. Its timely and proper…
Abstract Number: 0361 • ACR Convergence 2023
Safety of Golimumab Dose Escalation in Pediatric Autoimmunity: A Single Institution Retrospective Experience
Leah Medrano and Alice Hoftman, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: There is limited data on pediatric golimumab dose escalation, with some data available only in the adult literature. The subcutaneous formulation is not approved…
Abstract Number: 2452 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessment of Association Between Hydroxychloroquine Use and Toxic Retinopathy, Overall and by Indication, in a Large Cohort of Rheumatology Patients Within the US Department of Defense Military Healthcare System
Rachel Robbins¹, Toni Rush² and Jess Edison³, ¹Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Germantown, MD, ²Health Research Tx, Pace, FL, ³Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences / National Capital Consortium- Walter Reed Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: While generally believed to be a safe, well-established treatment, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use is associated with irreversible retinal toxicity requiring regular monitoring. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 0373 • ACR Convergence 2023
Potential Tear-Based Uveitis Biomarkers in Children with JIA: A Pilot Study
Ilaria Maccora¹, Mekibib Altaye², Tiffany Nguyen³, Kenneth Greis⁴, Wendy Haffey⁴, Theresa Hennard⁵, Alyssa Sproles², Sherry Thornton², Virginia Miraldi Utz⁵ and Sheila Angeles-Han², ¹PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Children with oligoarticular JIA are at increased risk of developing uveitis. JIA category, ANA positivity, ≤4 years JIA duration, and < 6 years old…
Abstract Number: 2474 • ACR Convergence 2023
Uveitis as Predictor of Disease Flare After the First Course of Anti-TNF Withdrawal in Oligo and Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Multicentric Italian Experience
Ilaria Maccora¹, Valerio Accardo², Marco Cattalini³, ilaria Pagnini⁴, Andrea Taddio⁵, Edoardo Marrani⁶, francesco La Torre⁷, Matteo Trevisan⁸, Maria Vincenza Mastrolia⁹ and Gabriele Simonini¹⁰, ¹PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ²University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Burlo Garofalo, Trieste, Italy, ⁶University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ⁷Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁸IRCCS Burlo Garofalo, Trieste, Italy, ⁹NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁰Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReConnet Center, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence Italy. NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: TNF inhibitors (TNFi) have dramatically changed the prognosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). However, once achieved disease remission, it is not clear how and…
Abstract Number: 0501 • ACR Convergence 2023
Multicentre Study of Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Prognosis
Nikolaos Kougkas¹, Konstantina Magiouf², Chrysoula Gialouri³, Gerasimos Evangelatos⁴, Maria Pappa², Afroditi Mpitouli⁵, Alexios Iliopoulos⁶, Theodoros Dimitroulas⁷, Anastasios Karamanakos⁸, Aikaterini Dimouli⁸, Maria Tektonidou², Petros Sfikakis⁹ and George Fragoulis¹⁰, ¹4th Internal Department, Ippokratio Hospital, Aristotle University of Thesaaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ³National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology Department, 417 Army Share Found Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece, ⁵Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁶NIMTS Veterans Hospital, Zografou, Greece, ⁷Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁸“Evangelismos” General Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Athens, Greece, ⁹National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ¹⁰"Laiko" Hospital - First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Data are still scarce about risk factors predicting the occurrence and course of uveitis in spondyloarthritis (SpA). We aimed to examine associations between demographic,…
Abstract Number: 2548 • ACR Convergence 2023
Low Uveitis Rates in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated with Bimekizumab: Pooled Results from Phase 2b/3 Trials
Martin Rudwaleit¹, Matthew A. Brown², Floris Van Gaalen³, Nigil Haroon⁴, Lianne Gensler⁵, Carmen Fleurinck⁶, Alexander Marten⁷, Ute Massow⁸, Natasha De Peyrecave⁹, Thomas Vaux¹⁰, Katy White¹⁰, Atul Deodhar¹¹ and Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma¹², ¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ²Genomics England, London, United Kingdom, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁶UCB Pharma, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁷UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁸UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁹UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ¹¹Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ¹²Radboud University Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis ('uveitis'), or 'iritis', is a common extra-musculoskeletal manifestation among patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).1 IL-17 has been implicated in the…
Abstract Number: 0524 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol in Preventing Anterior Uveitis Flares Compared with Standard Non-Biologic Treatment: A Matched Control Study in High-Risk Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Nigil Haroon¹, Zeynep Baskurt², Tina Chim³, Robert Inman⁴, Diana Paez⁵, Thomas Kumke⁶, Rachel Tham⁷, Mindy Kim⁸, Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma⁹ and Lianne Gensler¹⁰, ¹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁸UCB Pharma, Atlanta, GA, ⁹Radboud University Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁰University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common extra-musculoskeletal manifestation in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), affecting more than a third of patients. However, long-term interventional…
Abstract Number: 2550 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Incidence of Uveitis in Patients with Axial Spondylarthritis Treated with Biologics or Targeted Synthetics: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Zijing Yang¹, Maryam Adas¹, Bechman Katie¹, Deepak Nagra¹, Ali Soykan Uguzlar¹, Mark Russell¹, Nicky Wilson², Sophia Steer¹, Sam Norton¹ and James Galloway¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anterior uveitis (AU) is one of the commonly observed extraspinal manifestations in Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Data on the protective effects of targeted immunomodulatory therapies…
Abstract Number: 1062 • ACR Convergence 2023
Antiretinal Autoantibodies in Hydroxychloroquine Eye Toxicity
Samuel Good¹, Grazyna Adamus², Michael Gorin³, Jordan Jacquez¹, Jennifer Grossman¹, Brian Skaggs¹, Ashira Hasan² and Maureen McMahon⁴, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) is a disease process in which circulating autoantibodies (AAbs) against retina-specific antigens cause local inflammation and can lead to blindness. Hydroxychloroquine…

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