Pattern of uveitis in a referral uveitis clinic in India

Indian J Ophthalmol. 1995 Sep;43(3):117-21.

Abstract

The pattern of uveitis changes over time with the emergence or identification of new uveitic entities. The aim of this prospective study was to obtain a correct incidence pattern and aetiology of uveitis cases seen in a uveitis clinic. We studied all new uveitic cases seen in a-one year period. A standard clinical protocol was followed for each case. Of the 465 new uveitic cases, anterior uveitis was most commonly encountered (170 cases, 36.5%), followed by posterior uveitis (132 cases, 28.4%), intermediate uveitis (92 cases, 19.8%) and panuveitis (71 cases, 15.3%). The aetiology remained undetermined in majority of the cases (58.7%): anterior uveitis (48.8%), posterior uveitis (45.45%), panuveitis (53.52%). The most common cause was collagen disease (29.4%) in anterior uveitis; toxoplasmosis (30.3%) in posterior uveitis; and Vogt-Koyanagi Harada's disease (25.35%) in panuveitis.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Sex Distribution
  • Uveitis / diagnosis
  • Uveitis / epidemiology*
  • Uveitis / etiology