Uveitis

In a 30-year retrospective study of a cohort of patients with uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), risk factors for the development of hypotony during follow-up were associated with more severe uveitis. Because JIA-associated uveitis is often asymptomatic, hypotony may be a key indicator of uveitis in JIA patients.

As new treatments and procedures are developed in the field of retinal medicine the American Society of Retina Specialists is launching its own journal to help its members and others in the field advance patient care.

For those doctors who go through the extended training to be certified retina specialists there is a wealth of knowledge to learn in order to provide the best care for patients.

The rate of endophthalmitis after more than 90,000 intravitreal injections was found to be approximately 1 in 3000 in a retrospective study of a consecutive series of cases at a multicenter, retina-only practice. Prophylactic use of topical antibiotics was not found to decrease this rate.

Although intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents has become the therapeutic mainstay for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration, it poses a risk of noninfectious uveitis or infectious endopthalmitis.

Regular users of oral bisphosphonates had a higher risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration than non-users, according to results of a recent Canadian study, and the longer the use, the greater the increased risk.

In patients diagnosed with psoriasis, disease severity has been strongly associated with developing a higher risk of comorbidities affecting the kidney, liver, and pancreas.

Most patients are well-meaning and generally nice. But every now and then, you will get one who is a total pain to deal with. Maybe your patient lies to you, gets sarcastic, asks for special “favors,†or generally just pushes your buttons. We’ve all been there.

It is frustrating, to say the least, when your patients take their frustrations out on you. And, as if having to deal with an angry patient isn’t bad enough, providers now have to worry about the threat of legal action more than ever before.

Several symptoms, including nail pitting and uveitis, may indicate an increased risk for developing psoriatic arthritis.

Behcet's syndrome continues to puzzle rheumatologists.Several studies in 2014 and 2015 examined various aspects of this rare disorder.

Ian Crozier, MD, an infectious disease expert working treating Ebola patients in West Africa, had to admit himself to his own emergency treatment unit. His riveting account of his recovery included an episode in which virus lurking in one eye turned it from blue to green. Crozier got a standing ovation in his talk today at ID Week 2015 in San Diego, CA.

Researchers found that not only are patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis at higher risk for uveitis, the association is bidirectional: patients with uveitis are at increased risk for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis