Predicting Eye Disease in Childhood Arthritis – Uveitis Study (PEDIA-U)

Project Period:
2024-2026

Grant Category:
Advancing Biosample Collection Grant

Disease Area:
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) is a chronic inflammatory eye disease that affects 20% of children with JIA and can lead to sight-threatening complications. Regular ophthalmic screening of children with JIA is crucial because early uveitis detection can prevent visual complications and influence therapeutic management. Our long-term goal is to prevent sight-threatening ocular damage in children with JIA-U by improving uveitis detection and treatment.

Investigators

Sheila Angeles Han, MD, MS

Children's Hospital Medical Center

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