Eye exam reminders at every visit are associated with higher uveitis knowledge among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.
“In addition to joint inflammation, 10–20% of children with JIA develop chronic anterior uveitis,” Ashley M. Cooper, MD, of Children’s Mercy Kansas City and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “Although JIA-associated uveitis is often asymptomatic early in the disease course, it can lead to visual compromise through the