FEATURES OF EYE MANIFESTATIONS WITH GOUT

Abstract

A large number of epidemiological studies show that in recent years the incidence of gout has been increasing. But despite this, little attention is paid to eye complications caused by gout.The work aimed to study features of eye manifestations in case of gout.Material and methods. The study was conducted at the Department of Eye Diseases of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) and at the Department of Eye Diseases of the Tajik State Medical University (TSMU) named after Sina, Dushanbe. The study included 170 patients with male cataracts, aged 30 to 75 years, who were divided into two groups: the first group (control) -60 patients without gout, the second group (study) - 110 patients with cataract complicated by gout. The duration of gout disease ranged from 1 to 20 years. Antigout therapy was regular, irregular, or not performed.Results. In the study group, deposits of uric acid crystals on the surface of the eye structures were found in 14 (13%) patients.Conclusions. With the experience of gout for more than 15 years, its unregular therapy and prolonged hyperuricemia, the level of uric acid in the tear and in the moisture of the anterior chamber rises, and sodium monourate crystals and microtofuses can develop on the ocular surface.