title: Clinical characteristics of intermediate uveitis in Chinese patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical characteristics of Chinese patients with intermediate uveitis (IU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of patients with IU with at least 6 months follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy patients were identified and the mean follow-up was 59.7 months. The mean age at presentation was 33.1 years. Fifteen (21.4%) patients had disease onset before the age of 18 years; 91.4% of IU cases were considered idiopathic after investigations. At the last follow-up, 85 (74.6%) eyes retained vision of at least 20/40. Poor visual outcome was significantly associated with poor presenting visual acuity (p = .002), presence of epiretinal membrane or atrophic macular changes (p = .003), persistent cystoid macular edema (p = .015), and increased disease duration (odds ratio = 1.015 per month, p = .002). Pediatric patients were more likely to have bilateral (p = .003) and chronic disease (p < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IU in Chinese patients was mainly idiopathic, with good visual outcomes in most patients after appropriate treatment.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors: Carmen K M
authors: CK
authors: Chan
authors: Zenith H Y
authors: ZH
authors: Wu
authors: Fiona O J
authors: FO
authors: Luk
authors: David T L
authors: DT
authors: Liu
authors: Alex H
authors: AH
authors: Fan
authors: Vincent Y W
authors: VY
authors: Lee
authors: Timothy Y Y
authors: TY
authors: Lai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015994:Incidence; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D015867:Uveitis, Intermediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents