Table 4 Cohort studies.

From: Ocular manifestations of Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a systematic review

Study

Study Location

JSLE Total (N)

Gender (male)

Age (years)

Follow-up duration (years)

Ocular JSLE (N)

Ocular JSLE (%)

Ocular Manifestations

Lim et al. [75]

Malaysia

141

17

Median:10.8

(9 to 12)

6.3 (range 3.6–9.0)

42

29.7%

Ocular damage was the most common side effect (29%) and was predominantly corticosteroid related (93%).

Cataract (29/42),

Glaucoma (10/42)

Tone et al. [28]

Canada

34

4 with JSLE, 5 healthy

Mean: 15.4 (2.1)

Unclear

Unclear

20.6% to 58.8% (depending on the ophthalmologic assessment test performed)

Dry eye disease

Kahwage et al. [44]

Brazil

852

NA

≤ 25 (current age at onset of uveitis 8–14)

2

7

1%

Uveitis (7/852, 0.8%).

Cataract and irreversible blindness (1/852)

Retinal ischaemia with neovascularization and unilateral blindness (1/852)

Koutsonikoli et al. [72]

Greece

47

8

Mean: 12.5 (3.1)

Unclear

7

14%

Ocular tissues were the most frequently affected.

Cataract (4 patients) - Retinopathy (1 patient) - Optic atrophy (1 patient) - Cataract & Retinopathy (1 patient)

Fraga et al. [13]

Brazil

117

17

Mean: 10.4 (NA)

5.4

24

20.5%

Abnormal fundoscopy associated with systemic hypertension and/or use of chloroquine (16/117),

Cataract (4/117),

Glaucoma (2/117),

Cataract & Glaucoma (2/117)

Salah et al. [73]

Egypt

148

45

Mean: 17.1 (3.8)

6.57 ± 3.59

9

6.1%

Cataract: 3,4%

Retinal change or optic atrophy: 2,7%

Chan et al. [76]

Taiwan

904

130

ΝΑ

5

79

10.7%

Cataracts and glaucoma

Ravelli et al. [74]

Europe, US, Mexico, and Japan (multi-centre)

387

57

Mean: 17.1 (5.4)

5 ( ± 3.6)

42

10.9%

Any cataract 7.5%

Retinal change or optic atrophy 4.4%

Taddio et al. [61]

Italy and US

100

21

Mean: 12.7 (3.1)

5.3 ( ± 2.3)

2

5%

Retinal vasculitis