Published online May 1, 2006
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 5 May 2006, pp. 1843-1845 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0421)
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (9)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Cassidy, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Cassidy, J.
Related Collections
Right arrow Ophthalmology

CLINICAL REPORT

Ophthalmologic Examinations in Children With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

James Cassidy, MD, Jane Kivlin, MD, Carol Lindsley, MD, James Nocton, MD the Section on Rheumatology and the Section on Ophthalmology

Unlike the joints, ocular involvement with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is most often asymptomatic; yet, the inflammation can cause serious morbidity with loss of vision. Scheduled slit-lamp examinations by an ophthalmologist at specific intervals can detect ocular disease early, and prompt treatment can prevent vision loss.

Key Words: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis • ophthalmologic examination

Abbreviations: JRA—juvenile rheumatoid arthritis


The following policy statement has been revised:

Guidelines for Ophthalmologic Examinations in Children With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pediatrics 92: 295-296.



This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Rheumatology (Oxford)Home page
A. Heiligenhaus, M. Niewerth, G. Ganser, C. Heinz, K. Minden, and German Uveitis in Childhood Study Group
Prevalence and complications of uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a population-based nation-wide study in Germany: suggested modification of the current screening guidelines
Rheumatology, June 1, 2007; 46(6): 1015 - 1019.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Br. J. Ophthalmol.Home page
P Venkatesh, M MacRae, and B W Fleck
Lothian combined paediatric ophthalmology and rheumatology service.
Br. J. Ophthalmol., December 1, 2006; 90(12): 1549 - 1550.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 AAP NewsHome page
S. Wallace
AAP clinical report recommends slit-lamp exams of children with JRA
AAP News, May 1, 2006; 27(5): 35 - 35.
[Full Text]