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CHARACTERISTS OF OCULAR INVOLEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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Objective: To describe the characteristics of ocular involement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Subjects: 52 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis according to ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria, treated in the Department of Rheumatology, Bach Mai hospital from October 2020 to May 2021. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Results: 65,4% of patients complained of eye symptoms, the most common sign was blurred vision (57,7%), followed by itchy eyes (25%), burning eyes (19.2%), and foreign body sensation (15.4%). Eye floaters, hot eyes, and pain in the eyes were less prevalent symptoms. Eyes examinations showed 86,5% of patients had eye involvements. Common eye problems in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis included dry eye (53,8%), cataract (51,9%), retinal degeneration (15%) and conjunctivitis (11,5%). Other abnormalitis accounted for 19,1%. The proportion of patients with impaired vision was 61,5%. Conclusion: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis should have their eyes examined because approximately 90% of them have ocular involements with varying manifestations and more than 30% having no clinical symptoms.
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rheumatoid arthritis, ocular involement
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