Authors: Peizeng Yang Wang Fang Xiangkun Huang Hongyan Zhou Li Wang Bo Jiang
Publish Date: 2008/05/15
Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Pages: 485-489
Abstract
Purpose To quantitatively evaluate aqueous flare and cells in patients with Behcet’s disease Methods This study included 30 Behcet’s patients 52 eyes with active uveitis The patients were treated with immunosuppressive agents Aqueous flare and cells were quantified using the laser flarecell photometry before treatment and 1 and 2 months after treatment Result Before treatment mean aqueous flare ph/ms in Behcet’s eyes was 257 ± 205 After treatment flare values were significantly reduced after 1 and 2 months compared with those before treatment No significant difference was found between flare values after 1 and 2 months Before treatment mean cell counts cells/05 mm3 in Behcet’s eyes were 232 ± 294 After treatment cell counts were also significantly reduced after 1 and 2 months compared with those before treatment Cell counts were further significantly reduced from 1 to 2 months Conclusion Both aqueous flare and cells were significantly increased in Behcet’s patients with active uveitis and improved after a twomonth treatment Breakdown of the blood–aqueous barrier lasts longer than aqueous cells in these patients
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