The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Project. Development of a clinical evidence base utilizing informatics tools and techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the recent increased focus on evidence-based medicine, it is critical that diseases and syndromes have accurate and complete descriptions, including standardized and widely accepted terminologies. Standardizing these descriptions and terminologies is necessary to develop tools such as computerized data entry forms and classification criteria. This need is especially true for diseases that are relatively uncommon, such as uveitis.

Objectives

To develop a standardized and internationally accepted terminology for the field of uveitis.

Methods

The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Working Group (WG) is an international group of 79 uveitis experts from 18 countries and 62 clinical centers. Initial terminology was developed utilizing a "modified

SUBMITTER: Trusko B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8728398 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature