Hypotony in Patients with Uveitis: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial
Open Access
- 23 February 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Vol. 20 (2), 104-112
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2011.647228
Abstract
Purpose: To assess the prevalence of hypotony in patients with severe forms of uveitis. Methods: The Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) Trial, a randomized study, enrolled 255 patients. Patients with hypotony at the baseline visit were identified. Results: Twenty (8.3%) of 240 patients with sufficient data had hypotony. Hypotony was more common in patients with uveitis ≥5 years duration (odds ratio [OR] = 5.0; p < .01), and in eyes with a history of ocular surgery (vitrectomy vs. none, OR = 3.1; p = .03). Hypotony was less in patients with older age of uveitis onset (>51 years vs. p = .02), in Caucasian patients (OR = 0.1; p < .01) compared to African American patients. Hypotonous eyes were more likely to have visual impairment (OR = 22.9; p < .01). Conclusions: Hypotony is an important complication of uveitis and more commonly affects African-American patients, those with uveitis onset at a younger age, and those with longer disease duration. It is associated with visual impairment.Keywords
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