Recent advances in managing and understanding uveitis

Chen, Shih-Chou; Sheu, Shwu‐Jiuan

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“…Uveitis is a sight-threatening inflammation of the components of the eye located in the uvea (iris, ciliary body, and choroid) [4]. It is a significant cause of sight loss in the working-age population, and is responsible for up to 15% of cases with legal blindness [5]. Sight loss in uveitis is most commonly due to macular oedema (fluid in the central part of the retina), glaucoma (damage to the optic nerve from high intraocular pressure), or cataract.…”

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Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Treating Recurrent Non-infectious Uveitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal

et al. 2019

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited Alimera Sciences, the company manufacturing fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant (FAc) 0.19 mg (tradename ILUVIEN ®), to submit evidence on the clinical and costeffectiveness of FAc for treating recurrent non-infectious uveitis. Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd, in collaboration with Maastricht University Medical Centre + , was commissioned to act as the independent Evidence Review Group (ERG). This paper contains a summary of the clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence submitted by the company, the ERG's critique on the submitted evidence, and the guidance issued by the NICE Appraisal Committee (AC). The company submission (CS) was mainly informed by the PSV-FAI-001 trial in which FAc was compared with (limited) current practice [(L)CP], which was not considered to be representative of UK clinical practice by the ERG. There was no comparison of FAc to any treatment listed in the final scope, and especially to the dexamethasone intravitreal implant (dexamethasone), which was considered to be a relevant comparator by the AC. The primary outcome of the PSV-FAI-001 was recurrence of uveitis in the treated eye. Most of the events for the primary outcome were imputed during the PSV-FAI-001 trial, which probably led to an overestimation of the number of recurrences of disease, and a biased estimate of the relative effectiveness of FAc versus (L)CP. Finally, the place of FAc in the treatment pathway was not clearly defined by the company. Substantial uncertainty surrounded the cost-effectiveness results due to the shortcomings of the clinical evidence. Additionally, the quality of life of patients was not measured during the PSV-FAI-001 trial and long-term effectiveness data of FAc were lacking. The ERG adjusted several issues identified in the CS and added dexamethasone as a comparator in the decision analytic model. The ERG presented multiple analyses as base-cases because several elements of the assessment remained uncertain. The fully incremental ERG results ranged from dexamethasone (extendedly) dominating FAc (when assuming a hazard ratio of 1 or 0.7 for dexamethasone versus FAc) to an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £30,153 per quality-adjusted lifeyear (QALY) gained for FAc versus (L)CP [when assuming a hazard ratio of 0.456 for dexamethasone versus (L)CP]. The ICER of FAc versus (L)CP ranged from £12,325 to £30,153 per QALY gained. After a second AC meeting where alternative company scenarios comparing FAc with dexamethasone were considered by the AC, the AC concluded that "the results of the company's analyses ranged from the fluocinolone acetonide implant being dominant (that is, it was more effective and costs less), to an ICER of £29,461 per QALY gained, and most of the ICERs were below £20,000 per QALY gained". Therefore, the AC recommended FAc as a cost-effective use of National Health Service (NHS) resources for treating recurrent non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye in the final TA590 ...

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Section: The Decision Problemmentioning

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Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Treating Recurrent Non-infectious Uveitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal

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“…Uveitis is a term used to describe inflammatory processes of the portion of the eye known as uvea. It is a sight-threatening condition with diverse etiology that may lead to irreversible visual loss if not treated properly in a timely manner 57 . Uveitis is the fifth most common cause of severe visual loss in the developed world, and up to 20% of legal blindness is due to complications of uveitis.…”

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Metabolomic analysis in ophthalmology

Nazifova-Tasinova

Radeva

Galunska

et al. 2020

Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub

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Modern science takes into account phenotype complexity and establishes approaches to track changes on every possible level. Many "omics" studies have been developed over the last decade. Metabolomic analysis enables dynamic measurement of the metabolic response of a living system to a variety of stimuli or genetic modifications. Important targets of metabolomics is biomarker development and translation to the clinic for personalized diagnosis and a greater understanding of disease pathogenesis. The current review highlights the major aspects of metabolomic analysis and its applications for the identification of relevant predictive, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for some ocular diseases including dry eye, keratoconus, retinal diseases, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. To date, possible biomarker candidates for dry eye disease are lipid metabolites and androgens, for keratoconus cytokeratins, urea, citrate cycle, and oxidative stress metabolites. Palmitoylcarnitine, sphingolipids, vitamin D related metabolites, and steroid precursors may be used for distinguishing glaucoma patients from healthy controls. Dysregulation of amino acid and carnitine metabolism is critical in the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy. Further work is needed to discover and validate metabolic biomarkers as a powerful tool for understanding the molecular mechanisms of ocular diseases, to provide knowledge on their etiology and pathophysiology and opportunities for personalized clinical intervention at an early stage.

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“…3,21,24,26 Algunos exámenes complementarios importantes son: angiografía retiniana fluoresceínica, útil en uveítis posterior; tomografía de coherencia óptica (OCT), que realiza una imagen óptica de las capas de la retina y ayuda en el manejo del proceso inflamatorio retiniano; ultrasonido ocular, útil en la visualización del segmento posterior, y la angiografía con indocianina verde, para el estudio de la coroides. [27][28][29][30] En caso de los pacientes que inician inmunosupresión, se deben revisar las serologías por hepatitis B y C, ELISA por VIH, además de la PPD y exámenes de heces por parásitos. Se debe revisar el esquema de vacunas; en caso de que esté incompleto, se debe actualizar antes del inicio de la inmunosupresión, si la condición clínica lo permite.…”

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Recomendaciones pediátricas para el manejo de la uveítis no infecciosa en Costa Rica

Escoto¹,

Martínez²,

Obregón³

et al. 2020

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Justificación: la uveítis idiopática y la asociada a artritis idiopática juvenil son condiciones oculares que llevan a deterioro visual. En Costa Rica, la incidencia en pediatría se desconoce; aunque existe una clínica especializada en el Hospital Nacional de Niños para el manejo de estas patologías, no hay guías ni recomendaciones de manejo que hayan sido publicadas. Objetivos: resumir las recomendaciones de manejo vigentes para uveítis no infecciosas y ofrecer una guía adaptada a la realidad costarricense, específicamente para población pediátrica. Métodos: se efectuó una revisión no sistemática de bibliografía médica indexada en las plataformas PubMed y Scielo, sobre el diagnóstico y manejo de uveítis no infecciosa orientado a población pediátrica y en artritis idiopática juvenil. Se revisaron las guías recomendadas en Europa y se ajustaron a lo que se realiza en la Clínica de Uveítis del Hospital Nacional de Niños. Conclusiones: se realiza una propuesta de manejo que incluye una valoración oftalmológica oportuna, diagnóstico certero, y tratamiento temprano y agresivo para prevención de complicaciones y minimizar secuelas. Descriptores: uveítis no infecciosa, artritis idiopática juvenil, inflamación ocular, autoinmunidad, uveítis pediátrica

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Recent advances in managing and understanding uveitis

Cited by 21 publications

References 47 publications

Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Treating Recurrent Non-infectious Uveitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal

Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Treating Recurrent Non-infectious Uveitis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal

Metabolomic analysis in ophthalmology

Recomendaciones pediátricas para el manejo de la uveítis no infecciosa en Costa Rica

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