@article {1302169,
	title = {Association of Low Vitamin D Levels with Noninfectious Uveitis and Scleritis},
	journal = {Ocul Immunol Inflamm},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018 Feb 23},
	pages = {1-8},
	abstract = {PURPOSE: To determine whether an association between Vitamin D and noninfectious ocular inflammation exists. METHODS: Retrospective case-control study with 765 patients (333 uveitis cases, 103 scleritis cases, 329 controls). Logistic regression models examined the relationship between hypovitaminosis D and ocular inflammation. RESULTS: The odds of having uveitis were 1.92 times higher for patients with hypovitaminosis D compared to patients with normal Vitamin D levels in the multivariate analysis [odds ratio (OR)\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;1.92, 95\% Confidence Interval (CI)\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;1.36-2.72, p\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;2.32\&nbsp;{\texttimes}\&nbsp;10]. A secondary analysis demonstrated that the odds of developing uveitis or scleritis were 5\% lower and 4\% lower, respectively, for every unit increase in Vitamin D level (uveitis: OR\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.95, 95\% CI\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.94-0.97, p\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;9.87\&nbsp;{\texttimes}\&nbsp;10; scleritis: OR\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.96, 95\% CI\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.93-0.99, p\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;0.009). CONCLUSION: Hypovitaminosis D was associated with increased risk of ocular inflammation in this retrospective study.},
	issn = {1744-5078},
	doi = {10.1080/09273948.2018.1434208},
	author = {Llop, Stephanie M and Davoudi, Samaneh and Stanwyck, Lynn K and Sathe, Shaleen and Tom, Lisa and Ahmadi, Tina and Grotting, Lindsay and Papaliodis, George N and Sobrin, Lucia}
}
