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. 2025 Feb 17;39(6):1056–1069. doi: 10.1038/s41433-025-03664-x

Table 4.

Cohort studies.

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