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Ocular manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-130 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Furkaan Majied Hamied | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory arthritis of rheumatoid diseases which are group of immune mediated multisystem diseases.To find out the clinical ocular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis & to ensure the importance of ophthalmologic assessment for each patient with rheumatoid arithritis.56 patients attendant to the rheumatological unite in Al-Diwaniya Teaching hospital, examined by (Visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, tonometry, tear breakup time, Schirmer test, & fundoscopy).of 56 patients; 18(32%) had positive ocular findings. The most common finding was dry eye; 9(18%) of patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis; dry eye; scleritis; uvietis | ||
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