title: Clinical features of patients with diabetes mellitus presenting with their first episode of uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little is known about uveitis in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The authors studied diabetic patients with their first episode of uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional, case note study documenting the uveitis, underlying cause/syndrome, treatment, type of DM and treatment, and any diabetic retinopathy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 34 patients (M/F: 17/17, 48 eyes) with their first uveitis episode (33 had type 2 DM). Mean age of onset of DM 49 years and uveitis 56 years. Uveitis was bilateral in 14 (45%), with most having idiopathic anterior uveitis. Visual acuity 6/18-6/60 in 15 eyes, and worse than 6/60 in 11 eyes. There was 3-4+ flare in 16 eyes, 3-4+ anterior chamber cells in 13 eyes. Diabetic retinopathy was seen in 20 (42%) eyes, and mean blood glucose was 13.64 mmol/L in 11 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetic patients presenting with uveitis, whatever the aetiology, may have severe inflammation, reduced vision, and poor glycaemic control.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Kadambari S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Oswal
authors.forename: Ramesh R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sivaraj
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stavrou
authors.forename: Philip I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000150:complications; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose