Abstracts tagged "Eye Disorders"

Abstract Number: 1564 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anti-TNF versus Anti-IL6 Receptor Antagonist Therapy in Severe Ocular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
Nuria Barroso-García¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Ivan Ferraz Amaro³, Diana Prieto-Peña², Ana De Vicente-Delmás⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵ and Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain, Cádiz, Spain, ²Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Santa María del Puerto, Cádiz, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁶Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of anti-TNF or anti-IL6 treatment in severe and refractory ocular involvement in patients with refractory cystoid macular edema (CME) due…
Abstract Number: 1565 • ACR Convergence 2022
Dissection of Ocular and Peripheral Blood Immune Phenotypes Suggests Preferential Transmigration of CD16+ Monocytes to Effector Sites in Behçet’s Disease
Yesim Ozguler¹, Ziyan Lin², Ann Cavers³, gulen Hatemi⁴, Olivier Manches⁵ and Johannes Nowatzky³, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Applied Informatics Laboratories, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Recherche et Développement, Immunobiology and Immunotherapy in Chronic Diseases, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Inserm U 1209, CNRS UMR 5309, Université Grenoble Alpes Etablissement Français du Sang Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grenoble, France
Background/Purpose: Cellular immunity of Behçet's Disease (BD) remains poorly understood. Previous work has provided clues pointing to most innate and adaptive immune cell types in…
Abstract Number: 1618 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combined Orbital and Cranial Vessel Wall MRI for Diagnosis and Longitudinal Monitoring of Giant Cell Arteritis
Rennie Rhee, Shubhasree Banerjee, Vatsal Bhatt, Madhura Tamhankar, Quy Cao, Naomi Amudala, Sherry Chou, Morgan Burke, Laurie Loevner, Peter Merkel and Jae Song, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: In giant cell arteritis (GCA), there is a critical need to identify patients at risk for vision loss ("ocular GCA"). MRI evaluates neurovascular anatomy…
Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR Convergence 2022
Role of Corneal Langerhans Dendritic Cells in Lupus Keratitis
Ram Singh¹ and Angel Gutierrez², ¹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with lupus and other systemic autoimmune diseases develop ocular surface inflammation that is sometimes severe and debilitating. Pathogenesis of autoimmune keratitis remains unclear.…
Abstract Number: 1837 • ACR Convergence 2022
Eales Disease and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome: Not Everything Is Anterior Uveitis in Rheumatology
Sonia Pastor Navarro¹, Olga Compán Fernández¹, Marta Ibáñez Martínez¹, Belén Miguel Ibáñez¹, Mireia Molina Pérez², Ángel Beltrán Mazo², Olga Martínez González¹, Carlos Montilla Morales¹, Ana Isabel Turrión Nieves¹, Susana Gómez Castro³ and Cristina Hidalgo Calleja¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ocular inflammatory involvement for being closely related to systemic autoimmune diseases is monitored and treated in our rheumatology visits. The most frequently studied by…
Abstract Number: 1849 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics of Patients with Primary Retinal Vasculitis at a Tertiary Referral Center
Akash Gupta¹, Paola Rivera Morales² and Ninani Kombo², ¹Departmnt of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Primary retinal vasculitis (PRV) refers to inflammation in the retinal vasculature without any infectious etiology, systemic disease association, or concomitant ocular disease. PRV is…
Abstract Number: 1615 • ACR Convergence 2021
Responsiveness of Quality of Life and Function Assessment to Changes in Topical Eye Medications in Children with Uveitis
Virginia Miraldi Utz¹, Amy Cassedy¹, Theresa Hennard¹, Najima Mwase² and Sheila Angeles-Han¹, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: Children with uveitis often require topical eye medications (eye drops) to control inflammation (glucocorticoids) and complications such as elevated intraocular pressure and synechiae (glaucoma…
Abstract Number: 1620 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pediatric Onset (< 16 Years) Non-infectious Uveitis: Results from Spanish National Registry
Pablo Mesa-del-Castillo B.¹, Ines Yago Ugarte¹, jose Miguel Bolarin², Berta Lopez Montesinos³, Honorio Barranco Gonzalez³, Daniel Clemente⁴, Isabel Valls Ferran⁴, Juan Carlos Lopez Robledillo⁴, Beatriz Bravo⁵, Marina Rubio Prats⁵, Carmen Alba Linero⁶, Laura Martin Pedraz⁶, Esmeralda Nuñez Cuadros⁶, Maria Concepción Mir Perelló⁷, Noelia Druetta⁷, Mari Carmen Pinedo Gago⁸, Alex Fonollosa Calduch⁸, Alex Souto⁹, Fernando Lopez Lopez¹⁰, Cristina Zarallo Reales¹¹, Maria Jerez Fidalgo¹¹, Jorge Solana Fajardo¹¹, NATALIA PALMOU FONTANA¹², Rosalía Demetrio-Pablo¹³, Maria Vega Jovani Casano¹⁴, Jose Juan Mondejar Garcia¹⁵, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia¹⁶, Alba Garcia Lopez¹⁷, Belen Sevilla¹⁸, Jose Luis Garcia Serrano¹⁹, Alfredo Tagarro²⁰, Mar Esteban²⁰, Joan Calzada²¹, Jesus Diaz Carrascosa²¹, Cesar Gavilan Martin²², Encarna Mengual Verdu²², Ester Carreño Salas²³, Sheila Recuero Diaz²³, Neus Quilis Marti²⁴, Mari Carmen Alvarado Valero²⁵, José Rosas²⁶, Juan Luis Sanchez Sevilla²⁷, Juan Carlos Nieto²⁸, Lucia Ibares²⁸, Jaime De Inocencio²⁹, Pilar Tejada²⁹ and Almudena Roman Pascual³⁰, ¹Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²CENTIC (Centro tecnológico de las TICs de Murcia), Murcia, Spain, ³Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain, ⁹Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹²UNIVERSITARY HOSPITAL MARQUES VALDECILLA, Santander, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹⁴National Health system, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, ²⁰Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Hospital maternoinfantil Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Hospital Universitario San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁴Hospital del Vinalopó, Elche, Spain, ²⁵Hospital del Vinalopó, Elche, ²⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, ²⁷Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ²⁸Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Pediatric noninfectious uveitis is a major clinical challenge for Pediatric ophthalmologists and rheumatologists. The burden of disease is considerable and etiological diagnosis elusive in…
Abstract Number: 0194 • ACR Convergence 2021
Eye Opening: Use of IL-6 Inhibition in Non-Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy
Lisa Carnago¹, Robert Keenan², Glenn Jaffe¹, Jordan Deaner¹ and Dilraj Grewal¹, ¹Duke Health, Durham, NC, ²Florence Rheumatology Center, Articularis Healthcare, Florence, NC
Background/Purpose: There is a lack of robust guidance and consistently effective treatment modalities in non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy (npAIR) with cystoid macula edema (CME), which is…
Abstract Number: 0426 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ocular Manifestations of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Mats Junek¹, Stephanie Garner¹, Lily Zhao¹, David Cuthbertson², Christian Pagnoux³, CURRY LEE MD KOENING⁴, Carol Langford⁵, Carol McAlear⁶, Paul Monach⁷, Larry Moreland⁸, Philip Seo⁹, Ulrich Specks¹⁰, Antoine Sreih¹¹, Kenneth Warrington¹⁰, Peter Merkel⁶ and Nader Khalidi¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴LIMITED TO OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DUTIES ONLY, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹¹Univeristy of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are multisystem diseases that can have multiple ophthalmic manifestations. Although there are some data on ocular disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis…
Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ocular and Orbital Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Systematic Review of Published Cases
Madeleine Yeakle¹, Allen Tsiyer¹, Daniel Bishev¹, Kayvon Moin¹, Victoria Garofalo¹, Allison Parrill¹, Alexander Hatsis², Tyler Wickas² and Prachi Anand³, ¹American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy, Netherlands Antilles, ²Department of Ophthalmology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, ³Department of Rheumatology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s Granulomatosis, is a systemic autoimmune condition caused by granulomatous inflammation of small and medium arteries, arterioles…
Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sex and Race Based Utilization of Healthcare for Ocular Inflammation and Infection: Comparing the Results from the Medicare and the IRIS Data
Krati Chauhan¹ and James T. Rosenbaum², ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Departments of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology, Oregon Health & Sciences University and Chair Emeritus, Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Health care utilization has an impact on disease progression and outcome in rheumatologic care. Disparities based on race, sex, education and income level affect…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2021
Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine Screening for Retinopathy in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatological Conditions
Ghazala Tehseen¹, Alexandra Chadwick², Sarah Wills² and Audrey Low², ¹Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), connective tissue disease (CTD) and other inflammatory conditions. In 2018, the United Kingdom Royal College…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Ocular Comorbidities and Blindness Among Patients with Behçet’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study in Korea
SE RIM CHOI¹, Anna Shin², Joo Young Shin³, Hokyung Choung³, You-Jung Ha², Yun Jong Lee⁴, Eun bong Lee¹, Jin Kyun Park¹ and Eun Ha Kang², ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: To examine the risk of ocular comorbidities in a nation-wide cohort of patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) compared to general population in Korea.Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 1312 • ACR Convergence 2021
What Is the Optimal Screening Strategy for Early Recognition of Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Acute Anterior Uveitis?
Judith Rademacher¹, Hanna Müllner², Dominika Pohlmann³, Valeria Rios Rodriguez¹, Fabian Proft¹, Mikhail Protopopov¹, Susanne Lüders⁴, Burkhard Muche⁵, Laura Spiller¹, Anne-Katrin Weber², Sabrina Sron², Hildrun Haibel⁶, Uwe Pleyer³ and Denis Poddubnyy⁷, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Department of Ophthalmology, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The diagnostic delay remains long in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), thus effective screening/referral strategies for early recognition are needed. Up to 40% of patients…

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