title: Pattern of uveitis in a referral uveitis clinic in India.
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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Foundation, Madras.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology