Ocular findings in asymptomatic patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Taurino Dos Santos Rodrigues NetoEpitacio Ds NetoGustavo Guimarães Moreira Balbi Flavio SignorelliAlex H HigashiMário Luiz R MonteiroEloisa S BonfaLeandro C ZachariasDanieli Castro de Oliveira Andrade

Published in: Lupus (2022)

We provide novel evidence that approximately 20% of our asymptomatic PAPS patients without ocular symptoms have ophthalmologic findings that require early identification and careful surveillance focusing on minimizing systemic and vascular risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
public health
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
optic nerve