PerspectivesStandardization of Uveitis Nomenclature for Reporting Clinical Data. Results of the First International Workshop
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Methods
Before the workshop, the meeting organizers discussed possible areas to be addressed by the working group. A survey was developed to determine where there were areas of agreement and where there was a diversity of opinions. The survey instrument was pilot-tested on a small group of participants and revised. It then was sent to the members of the working group, and the responses compiled.
The working group then met for the workshop. At the meeting, the first one-half day was devoted to prepared
Terminology
There was consensus that an anatomic classification of uveitis should be used and should serve as a framework for subsequent work on diagnostic criteria for specific uveitic diagnoses. The IUSG anatomic classification scheme1 (Table 1) was endorsed. Furthermore, it was agreed that the classification of the anatomic location of the uveitis should be on the basis of the site(s) of inflammation and not on the presence of structural complications.
Ambiguities in the IUSG system were addressed. There
Conclusions
The First International Workshop on Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) has produced consensus on several items, beginning the process of developing international standards for reporting clinical data in the field of uveitis. Standardization should provide greater precision and enhance comparability among reports from different groups. Long term, a set of classification criteria for specific uveitic entities, completion of the process of standardizing the grading of inflammation, and
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A listing of members of The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group appears in the Appendix.
Supported by the American Uveitis Society and by an unrestricted grant from Centocor, Inc, Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA.