Ocular involvement in rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue diseases and vasculitis

• Published in: Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie Vol. 76; no. 8; pp. 673 - 681
• Main Authors: Kötter, I, Stübiger, N, Deuter, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Collagen Diseases - diagnosis; Collagen Diseases - drug therapy; Collagen Diseases - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eye Diseases - diagnosis; Eye Diseases - drug therapy; Eye Diseases - epidemiology; Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis; Giant Cell Arteritis - drug therapy; Giant Cell Arteritis - epidemiology; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - diagnosis; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - drug therapy; Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - epidemiology; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - drug therapy; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - epidemiology; Methotrexate - therapeutic use; Retinal Diseases - diagnosis; Retinal Diseases - drug therapy; Retinal Diseases - epidemiology; Scleritis - diagnosis; Scleritis - drug therapy; Scleritis - epidemiology; Uveitis, Anterior - diagnosis; Uveitis, Anterior - drug therapy; Uveitis, Anterior - epidemiology; Vascular Diseases - diagnosis; Vascular Diseases - drug therapy; Vascular Diseases - epidemiology; Ophthalmologist; Systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases; Rheumatologist; Uveitis; Ocular inflammation
• ISSN: 1435-1250
• DOI: 10.1007/s00393-017-0372-7

There are many interfaces between ophthalmologists and rheumatologists. On the one hand ophthalmologists face the question if an inflammation of the eye is caused by systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases and on the other hand rheumatologists have to consider that ocular manifestations are relatively common in some inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Furthermore, these ocular manifestations may influence therapeutic decisions of the rheumatologist. This article summarizes which ocular inflammations can be associated with rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue diseases and vasculitides. The description of acute anterior uveitis in spondyloarthritis and in juvenile idiopathic arthritis is omitted in this article but will be dealt with elsewhere in this issue.