title: Causes of uveitis at a referral center in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main purpose of this study was to determine the causes of uveitis at the Eye Center in Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review. The causes of uveitis were analyzed according to various patient characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 488 cases were encountered. The age range was 3 to 99 years (mean age: 38 years). The most common causes of uveitis included anterior uveitis 60%, panuveitis 24%, posterior uveitis 11%, and intermediate uveitis 6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors found a high prevalence of acute anterior nongranulomatous uveitis. The most commonly encountered infectious uveitis included herpes virus, tuberculosis, and toxoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: The Eye Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Issam Hussein
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Hamade
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elkum
authors.forename: Khalid F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Tabbara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*