Clinical outcomes of cyclosporine treatment for noninfectious uveitis.

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Lee SH, Chung H, Yu HG

Clinical outcomes of cyclosporine treatment for noninfectious uveitis.

Korean J Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;26(1):21-5. doi: 10.3341/kjo.2012.26.1.21. Epub 2012 Jan 14.

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PURPOSE: To assess the clinical outcomes of cyclosporine treatment for noninfectious uveitis. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was completed for 182 noninfectious uveitis patients who were treated with cyclosporine between January 2001 and August 2010. Data was obtained relevant to demographic characteristics, anatomic classification, and laterality of uveitis, associated systemic disorder, dosage of cyclosporine and prednisolone, usage of other immunosuppressive drugs, visual acuity (VA), control of uveitic activity, and adverse effects during the cyclosporine use. RESULTS: Uveitic activity was controlled to a level of minimal inflammation in 89.0% and completely in 78.6% of patients by the median duration of 49 and 98 days, respectively. Prednisolone-sparing (dose

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