title: Review on the worldwide epidemiology of uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe the worldwide epidemiology of uveitis through a systematic literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data obtained from the most relevant studies published until November 2012 were reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results of our research were structured in sections about the epidemiology of uveitis by anatomical location of inflammation (anterior, intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis), type of inflammation (infectious and noninfectious), and by age (children and elderly). Difficulties encountered analyzing the different epidemiologic studies were discussed in a dedicated section.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Limited information is available regarding the epidemiology of uveitis. Worldwide epidemiologic studies may help the clinician in the management of patients with inflammatory ocular diseases, enabling the comparison of different uveitis entities.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Vita-Salute University, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy. miserocchi.elisabetta@hsr.it
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Miserocchi
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Fogliato
authors: Giulio
authors: G
authors: Modorati
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Bandello
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D014605:Uveitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology