Table 3.  Monitoring guidelines for identifying new-onset uveitis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

 

   RISK

TYPE

ANA

AGE AT ONSET

DURATION OF

DISEASE

High

Oligo or poly

+

7 years

4 years

 

Moderate

 

Oligo or poly

Oligo or poly

 

 

+

-

 

 

any

any

 

 

> 4 years

4 years

 

Low

 

Systemic

Oligo or poly

Oligo or poly

 

-

-

+ or –

 

 

any

7 years

> 7 years

 

any

> 7 years

> 4 years

High Risk:  Ophthalmologic exam every 3-4 months

Moderate Risk: Ophthalmologic exam every 6 months

Low Risk:  Ophthalmologic exam every 12 months

Recommendations for low risk follow-up continue into adulthood