Comparative clinical patterns and outcomes of non-occlusive and occlusive retinal vasculitis
Purpose
To compare clinical profile and visual outcomes of occlusive versus non-occlusive retinal vasculitis
(RV).
Methods
A retrospective comparative study.
Results
284 patients were enrolled, including 124 patients with occlusive RV (ORV) and 160 patients with nonocclusive RV (NORV). Patients with ORV were older (p ≤ 10–3), predominantly male (p ≤10-3), with less bilateral
involvement (31.5% vs 53,4%; p ≤ 10−3). Infectious RV was more frequently diagnosed in the ORV group than in
the NORV group (48.8% vs 32.9%, p = .006). Behçet disease and ocular tuberculosis were the leading causes of
ORV. Idiopathic RV, Behçet disease, and sarcoidosis were the most common causes of NORV. Independent
predictive factors of poor visual outcome were worse baseline visual acuity in both groups (p = .006 and
p ≤ 10–3, respectively), and retinal hemorrhages (p = .048) and optic atrophy (p = .040) in the ORV group.
Conclusion
Occlusive and non-occlusive RV have distinctive clinical and etiological profile.
Conflict of interest
No
Authors 1
Last name
ABROUG
Initials of first name(s)
N
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
Authors 2
Last name
Ksiaa
Initials of first name(s)
I
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
Authors 3
Last name
Kechida
Initials of first name(s)
M
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
Authors 4
Last name
Nabi
Initials of first name(s)
W
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
Authors 5
Last name
Jelliti
Initials of first name(s)
B
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
Authors 6
Last name
Khairallah
Initials of first name(s)
M
Department
Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital
City
Monastir
Country
Tunisia
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