title: Pattern of uveitis in a referral uveitis clinic in India.
abstract: This report describes a retrospective study of all new patients in our uveitis clinic between January 1992 and December 1994, undertaken to identify the pattern of uveitis in the Indian subcontinent. A standard clinical protocol, and the naming-meshing system with tailored laboratory investigations were used to arrive at a final uveitic diagnosis. Uveitis comprised 1.5% of new cases seen at the centre. Out of 1,273 uveitis cases, anterior uveitis was the most common type (39.28%), followed by posterior uveitis (28.75%), intermediate uveitis (17.44%), and panuveitis (14.53%). The most commonly affected age group were patients in their forties (23.57%). Uveitis was less common in children below 10 years (3.61%) and in adults over 60 years of age (6.44%). Men (62.21%) were more commonly affected than women (37.79%). Aetiology remained undetermined in 59.31% of cases. Anterior uveitis was most commonly idiopathic (58.6%). The most common cause of posterior uveitis was toxoplasmosis (27.87%), and that of panuveitis was the Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (21.08%). A higher incidence of microbiologically proven tubercular uveitis (5 cases), and uveitis due to live intraocular nematode (4 cases), and malaria (1 case), were seen, in contrast to other studies. Only 2 cases of AIDS with ocular lesions were seen. This paper reveals the pattern of uveitis seen at a major referral eye institute in India.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Vision Research Foundation, Madras, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narain
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology