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Uveitis in patients with multiple sclerosis

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Ophthalmology

Advisors

Shaarawi, May , Makki, Tamer A.

Authors

Karara, Ahmad Muhammad

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:40:18

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2017-07-12 06:40:18

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M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

This is a cross sectional observational descriptive clinical study, in which 75 patients diagnosed with MS (of the Relapsing-Remitting type), according to McDonald criteria, underwent complete ophthalmological examination, in search for the presence, and type of uveitis. Patients having any other ocular disease or any history of ocular surgery or trauma in either eye, were excluded from our study. From the 75 patients that were examined, we detected that eight eyes of 7 patients had intermediate uveitis. Five eyes had pars plana snowballs, and 3 eyes had vitreous cells. Those uveitic patients included 5 males and 2 females and had a mean age of 25.2 ±5.7 years. The association between uveitis and MS was originally described by Rucker. The occurrence of this association varies widely, ranging from 0.4% to 26.9% in patients with MS and from 0.8% to 14% in patients with uveitis. A population-based study estimated the prevalence of uveitis in the general population at 52 cases per 100,000 person-years. In southern India, one in each 200 had uveitis in at least one eye not related to trauma or surgery. In the USA and Australia, a less than 1% prevalence of uveitis was found as well.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/35277

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Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023