Risk Factors for the Development of Cataract Requiring Surgery in Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

The risk factor for development of early cataract requiring surgery in children with JIA-associated uveitis is the presence of posterior synechia at the time of diagnosis of uveitis. However, early treatment with MTX is associated with a mean delay in the development of cataract requiring surgery of 3.5 years.