New biologic-response modifiers in ocular inflammatory disease: beyond anti-TNF treatment

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Dastiridou ◽  
Christos Kalogeropoulos ◽  
Periklis Brazitikos ◽  
Chrysanthos Symeonidis ◽  
Sofia Androudi
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Ocular Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Biologic Response

Biologic Response Modifier Therapy for Psoriatic Ocular Inflammatory Disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Huynh ◽  
Rene A. Cervantes-Castañeda ◽  
Pooja Bhat ◽  
Michael J. Gallagher ◽  
C. Stephen Foster
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Response Modifier ◽  
Ocular Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Biologic Response ◽  
Biologic Response Modifier

Subconjunctival Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Management of Ocular Inflammatory Disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Athanasiadis ◽  
Michael Tsatsos ◽  
Anant Sharma ◽  
Parwez Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Triamcinolone Acetonide ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Ocular Inflammatory Disease

The Association Between Mental Health Disorders and Non-Infectious Scleritis: A Prevalence Study and Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110676
Author(s):  
Ahmad Abdel-Aty ◽  
Ninani Kombo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Ocular Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Health Disorders

Chronic inflammatory diseases can cause significant psychosocial stress in affected patients. Few studies have examined the psychological effects of ocular inflammatory disease and no studies have examined the psychological effects of scleritis. In this study we evaluate the prevalence of mental health disorders in scleritis patients and we conduct a comprehensive review of the literature on the mental health effects of ocular inflammatory diseases. 162 patients (195 eyes) presenting to a tertiary care center with scleritis were identified. At least one comorbid mental health disorder was diagnosed in 35 patients (21.6%), most commonly major depression in 11.7%, generalized anxiety disorder in 9.3%, and substance use disorder in 6.2%. There were no significant differences in the length of an episode of scleritis or in the probability of symptom resolution between patients with a mental health disorder and other patients. In a review of the literature, 30 manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. The majority of manuscripts (83.3%) were focused on uveitis patients. Eight of these studies were focused on patients with uveitis in the context of systemic disease. The most commonly reported mental health disorders reported were anxiety and depression. An average of 31.3% of patients with ocular inflammatory disease had depression and 35.0% had anxiety. Similar to other chronic illnesses, ocular inflammatory disease may be a significant psychosocial stressor. Future studies will further elucidate the relationship between these diseases and mental health.

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