Open AccessDecreased risk of non-infectious anterior uveitis with statin therapy in a large healthcare claims database
Author(s) -
Lucia Sobrin,
Yinxi Yu,
Samuel Han,
Gayatri Susarla,
John H. Kempen,
Rebecca A. Hubbard,
Brian L. VanderBeek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.196
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1435-702X
pISSN - 0721-832X
DOI - 10.1007/s00417-021-05243-8
Subject(s) - medicine , statin , health care , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , ophthalmology , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study is to determine if statin therapy decreases the incidence of non-infectious uveitis (NIU) using a retrospective cohort study.