American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 5 , Pages 840-846.e2 , May 2007

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis: Incidence of Ocular Complications and Visual Acuity Loss

  • Jennifer E. Thorne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Trials, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jennifer E. Thorne, Wilmer Eye Institute, 550 North Broadway, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD 21205
    • ,
  • Fasika Woreta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Sanjay R. Kedhar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • James P. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Douglas A. Jabs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Trials, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

,Accepted 12 January 2007.

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PII: S0002-9394(07)00103-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.01.033

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 143, Issue 5 , Pages 840-846.e2 , May 2007

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