Influence of ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis on visual field testing in patients with arterial hypertension: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Jascha WendelsteinBarbara FuchsSarah SchlittgenRobert ZielkeJeanette BrünnerMatthias BolzRielke AltenCarl Erb

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2021)

Patients with ACPA-positive RA and aHT showed significant impairment of VF performance in SWAP compared to patients with aHT alone and healthy subjects. SAP also revealed a significant difference of LV between RA-patients and healthy subjects. aHT does not seem to induce functional changes in VF testing alone.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
disease activity
arterial hypertension
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ankylosing spondylitis
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
interstitial lung disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
single cell
patient reported outcomes