Eye complications at Bekhterev's disease (ankylosing spondylitis) Can cause blindness

• Uveitis (Acute, anterior) of 30%
  • One eye at a time, but 80% gets on both eyes gradually
  • Adherences (syncies) in the eye can lead to Glaucoma (glaucoma)
  • HLA-B27 associated
  • To be investigated and checked by specialist in eye diseases
  • Children (with Entesitis related JIA) have few or no symptoms

Please read more about the eye by rheumatic disease here (in Danish)

Literature

• Lobo A, 2007

Bekhterev's disease, BINDEVEVSSYKDOM.no

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