Purpose: To describe patients with intermediate uveitis complicated by vasoproliferative tumors (VPTs). Methods: Data were collected at seven Uveitis/Ocular Oncology centers on demographic, ophthalmic findings at baseline and at follow-up, and on imaging. The therapeutic intervention, final visual acuity, and duration of follow-up were recorded. Results: A total of 36 eyes from 34 patients (12 men, 22 women; mean age 35.3 ± 14.2 years) were included in this study. Visual acuity at presentation ranged from 20/40 to counting fingers. At the time of VPT diagnosis, intermediate uveitis was active in all eyes. The mean VPT thickness was 3.06 ± 0.86 mm. Local treatment to the VPT was provide in 22 eyes (61.1%) and no local treatment to the VPT in 14 eyes (38.9%). After the VPT was detected, systemic or local treatment for the inflammation was initiated and on follow-up FAs 94.4% of the eyes showed resolution of the vascular leakage. During follow-up of 35.8 months, the 22 VPTs treated locally had a reduction in the tumor thickness to 1.25 mm, whereas the 14 VPTs untreated remained stable (final mean tumor thickness 2.65 mm). Conclusion: The presence of active intermediate uveitis accompanied by VPTs suggests the need for an aggressive uveitis treatment.

Vasoproliferative tumors in intermediate uveitis / F. Pichi, P. Neri, A. Agarwal, A. Invernizzi, N. Choudhry, R. Amer, A. Lembo, P. Nucci, I. Thompson, H.N. Sen, C.L. Shields. - In: RETINA. - ISSN 0275-004X. - 40:9(2020 Sep), pp. 1765-1773. [10.1097/IAE.0000000000002656]

Vasoproliferative tumors in intermediate uveitis

F. Pichi
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A. Invernizzi;A. Lembo;P. Nucci;
2020

Abstract

Purpose: To describe patients with intermediate uveitis complicated by vasoproliferative tumors (VPTs). Methods: Data were collected at seven Uveitis/Ocular Oncology centers on demographic, ophthalmic findings at baseline and at follow-up, and on imaging. The therapeutic intervention, final visual acuity, and duration of follow-up were recorded. Results: A total of 36 eyes from 34 patients (12 men, 22 women; mean age 35.3 ± 14.2 years) were included in this study. Visual acuity at presentation ranged from 20/40 to counting fingers. At the time of VPT diagnosis, intermediate uveitis was active in all eyes. The mean VPT thickness was 3.06 ± 0.86 mm. Local treatment to the VPT was provide in 22 eyes (61.1%) and no local treatment to the VPT in 14 eyes (38.9%). After the VPT was detected, systemic or local treatment for the inflammation was initiated and on follow-up FAs 94.4% of the eyes showed resolution of the vascular leakage. During follow-up of 35.8 months, the 22 VPTs treated locally had a reduction in the tumor thickness to 1.25 mm, whereas the 14 VPTs untreated remained stable (final mean tumor thickness 2.65 mm). Conclusion: The presence of active intermediate uveitis accompanied by VPTs suggests the need for an aggressive uveitis treatment.
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