Preoperative cataract surgery use of an intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and chronic anterior uveitis

• Published in: Journal of AAPOS Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 632 - 634
• Main Authors: Cordero-Coma, Miguel, MD, FEBOphth, Garzo, Irene, MD, Calleja, Sara, MD, Galán, Elena, MD, Franco, Manuel, MD, Ruíz de Morales, José G., MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage; Arthritis, Juvenile - complications; Cataract Extraction; Child; Chronic Disease; Dexamethasone - administration & dosage; Drug Implants; Humans; Intravitreal Injections; Male; Ophthalmology; Preoperative Care - methods; Treatment Outcome; Uveitis, Anterior - therapy

We report a 6-year-old boy with anterior uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who underwent cataract extraction in his right eye. One month before surgery he received an intravitreal sustained-release dexamethasone implant. During 10 months' follow-up, his uveitis remaine...