[Ocular complications in ulcerative colitis].

Ocular complications in ulcerative colitis has been reviewed. Ocular complications usually occur in 1% of patients with ulcerative colitis(UC) and include anterior uveitis, episcleritis and conjunctivitis in the order of increasing frequency. Anterior uveitis represents most common ocular complications encountered in UC and most belongs to a nongranulomatous variety, accompanied by a hypopyon in 50% of UC. Although occasionally compromised first by an intensive hypopyon, outcomes in visual acuity, in the majority of cases, are favorable. The anterior uveitis usually is able to be treated with topical or sub-Tenon injections of corticosteroids combined with short-acting mydriatics. Uveitis occurs after UC in 82% of cases and in 18%, contemporary with. Preceded by arthritis, uveitis arise in 44% of UC patients in Japan.