Maculopathy in uveitis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: an optical coherence tomography study

Aim:The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and characteristics of macular lesions observed in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) uveitis, using optical coherence tomography (OCT).Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 38 consecutive patients were recruited from a tertiary referral center in uveitis. All eyes with JIA uveitis underwent complete ophthalmic examination including OCT 3. Exclusion criterion was the inability to obtain OCT scans. Flare and visual acuity were also analysed by using linear regression.Results:We analysed foveal thickness (FT) and central foveal thickness (CFT), using software mapping, to describe macular lesions in 61 eyes. Maculopathy was observed in 51 eyes (84%) compared with 12% in the literature (p