VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA SYNDROME - CLINICAL COURSE, THERAPY, AND LONG-TERM VISUAL OUTCOME
VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA SYNDROME - CLINICAL COURSE, THERAPY, AND LONG-TERM VISUAL OUTCOME
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DOI:
10.1001/archopht.1991.01080050096037
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发表时间:
1991-05-01
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GASS, JDM
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作者:
RUBSAMEN, PE;GASS, JDM
We reviewed data from 26 patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome who presented at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between March 1969 and February 1990. Visual outcomes were good, with final visual acuity of better than 20/30 in 29 (66%) of 44 eyes and of worse than 20/400 in only three (7%) of 44 eyes. A poor prognosis was associated with the development of choroidal neovascular membranes or chronic uveitis. All patients were treated with systemic corticosteroids. Corticosteroid therapy averaged 6 months, but was prolonged (48 months) in patients who developed chronic uveitis. Disease recurred in nine (43%) of 21 patients in the first 3 months, usually in association with a rapid tapering of steroid dosage. We recommend the early, aggressive use of systemic corticosteroids in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and a gradual tapering of drug dosage for 6 months after presentation.