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- Title
Ocular Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Cetinkaya, Yasemin Fatma
- Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of the accompanying ocular findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. Methods: Patients who were consulted at the eye clinic with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis between 01 March 2017 and 28 February 2022 were included in the study. The patients' files were reviewed retrospectively from the hospital information method system, and the demographic characteristics of the patients and eye examination findings related to rheumatoid arthritis were recorded. Results: The records of 23840 patients who were consulted to the eye clinic with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis were reviewed retrospectively, and 2691 patients who were seropositive as a result of the examination were included in the study. Anterior segment biomicroscopy, Schirmer test, tear break-up time (BUT) and fundus examination findings of the patients were evaluated in terms of ophthalmological examination. Of all the patients, 2067 were female and 624 were male. The majority of the patients were between the ages of 41 and 65, with 1374 females and 421 males. While the most common finding of ocular involvement due to rheumatoid arthritis was the lack of tears, known as dry eye, with a rate of 25.97%, episcleritis was found in 4.57% of the patients and scleritis in 1.37%. Conclusions: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a systemic disease that can progress with extra-articular findings and may even appear as its first finding, and may be accompanied by ocular findings at a rate that may impair the quality of life of the patients. A holistic approach in patients with rheumatoid arthritis will positively affect the prognosis of the disease and patients' quality of life in terms of eye health, as is common in chronic diseases in the community.
- Subjects
RETROSPECTIVE studies; RHEUMATOID arthritis; QUALITY of life; EYE diseases; EYE examination
- Publication
Konuralp Medical Journal / Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 3, p481
- ISSN
1309-3878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18521/ktd.1114791