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The Presence of Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Incidence of Subsequent External Eye Diseases: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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  • Chia-Yi Lee

    (Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
    Nobel Eye Institute, Taipei 100008, Taiwan
    Department of Ophthalmology, Jen-Ai Hospital Dali Branch, Taichung 41265, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hung-Chi Chen

    (Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan
    College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333323, Taiwan
    Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou 33302, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Jing-Yang Huang

    (Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan)

  • Chieh-Hung Yen

    (Department of Ophthalmology, Jen-Ai Hospital Dali Branch, Taichung 41265, Taiwan
    Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan
    College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333323, Taiwan
    Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333323, Taiwan)

  • Yih-Shiou Hwang

    (Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 333423, Taiwan
    College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333323, Taiwan)

  • Chao-Kai Chang

    (Nobel Eye Institute, Taipei 100008, Taiwan
    Department of Optometry, Da-Yeh University, Chunghua 51500, Taiwan)

  • Shun-Fa Yang

    (Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
    Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan)

Abstract

We aimed to survey the risk of external eye diseases in those with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) via the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan. We conducted a retrospective cohort study, and subjects diagnosed with AS were selected from the NHIRD. Then, the AS patients were matched 1:1 by propensity-score matching (PSM) to non-AS patients, and a total of 6754 participants were included in the AS and non-AS groups. The main outcomes were regarded as the occurrence of dry eye disease (DED), superficial keratopathy and corneal ulcers. We used Cox proportional hazard regression to yield the adjusted hazard ratios (AHR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) between the AS and non-AS groups. There were 709 and 408 external eye disease events that occurred in the AS and non-AS groups after a tracking interval of up to 17 years. The incidence of all external eye diseases was significantly higher in the AS group than the non-AS group (AHR: 1.826, 95% CI: 1.616–2.063, p < 0.0001). Additionally, the rates of DED (AHR: 1.973, 95% CI: 1.701–2.290, p < 0.0001) and superficial keratopathy (AHR: 1.593, 95% CI: 1.347–1.883, p < 0.0001) were significantly higher in the AS group than the non-AS group. In the sub-group analyses, the possibility of any external eye disease ( p = 0.0030) and DED ( p = 0.0386) was decreased in the older age group compared to those in the middle-aged group. In conclusion, AS is significantly correlated to subsequent external eye diseases, mainly the DED and superficial keratopathy.

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  • Chia-Yi Lee & Hung-Chi Chen & Jing-Yang Huang & Chieh-Hung Yen & Yih-Shiou Hwang & Chao-Kai Chang & Shun-Fa Yang, 2022. "The Presence of Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Incidence of Subsequent External Eye Diseases: A Population-Based Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:16296-:d:994301
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