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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Cataract in Anterior Uveitis.

Cataract developed in 507 eyes (54/1000 eye-years, 95% CI 49-59).

Factors Predictive of Remission of Chronic Anterior Uveitis.

Approximately one third of patients with chronic anterior uveitis remit within 5 years.

Incidence and Outcome of Uveitic Glaucoma in Eyes With Intermediate, Posterior, or Panuveitis Followed up to 10 Years After Randomization to Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant or Systemic Therapy.

The implant has substantially higher risk of glaucoma than systemic therapy, a difference not entirely explained by posttreatment IOP elevation.

The Epidemiology and Risk Factors for the Progression of Sympathetic Ophthalmia in the United States: An IRIS Registry Analysis.

SO following trauma and ophthalmic procedure is potentially rarer than previously reported, as measured in this large ophthalmic medical record database.

Cataract Surgery in Patients With Uveitis Treated With Systemic Therapy in the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial and Follow-up Study: Risk Factors and Outcomes.

Among patients with intermediate, posterior, and panuveitides, treated with oral corticosteroids and immunosuppression, there is a substantial long-term risk of cataract surgery. Visual acuity outcomes after cataract surgery are generally good.

Corneal Endothelial Keratoplasty Following Glaucoma Treatment: An American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Analysis.

This large study highlights the substantially elevated risk of endothelial keratoplasty following traditional glaucoma surgeries such as tube/shunt implantation and trabeculectomy as well as the modestly increased risk associated with chronic topical glaucoma therapy.

The Rate of Failure of Trabeculectomy and Tube Shunt Surgery in Eyes with Uveitic Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension.

Tube shunt and Trab-MMC fail frequently with similar incidences when done as the first glaucoma surgery among eyes with uveitis over 5 years of follow-up, but there were more complete successes in the Trab-MMC group…

Demand for Tertiary Eye Care Services in Developing Countries.

These observations suggest that in regions where tertiary services are not widely available, (1) patients demand (travel further for) tertiary care more than general ophthalmology services; (2) demand for services can expand rapidly for many…