title: The Pattern of Uveitis among Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the pattern of uveitis among Chinese, Malays, and Indians at a tertiary referral institution in Singapore.
  
  
  METHODS
  Charts between January 1997 and December 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Charts between January 2014 and December 2014 were prospectively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1249 and 148 charts were retrospectively and prospectively reviewed, respectively. The top causes of anterior uveitis (AU) were HLA-B27, idiopathic, and CMV AU. The top known causes of intermediate uveitis were tuberculosis, primary intraocular lymphoma, and sarcoidosis. The top causes of posterior uveitis were CMV retinitis, toxoplasmosis, and dengue maculopathy. The top causes of panuveitis were VKH, idiopathic panuveitis, tuberculosis, and Behçet disease. HLA-B27 and CMV AU were more frequent among Chinese (21% vs 9% (non-Chinese); p<0.001; 10% vs 5% (non-Chinese); p<0.001, respectively). Tuberculous uveitis was more frequent among Malays and Indians (12% (non-Chinese) vs 5% (Chinese), p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different uveitis patterns were encountered among patients of different races.
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siak
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.
authors.forename: Samanthila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waduthantri
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.
authors.forename: Chin-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.
authors.forename: Aliza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jap
authors.affiliation: a Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.|b Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , Singapore.|c Duke-NUS Medical School , Singapore.
authors.forename: Soon-Phaik
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014605:Uveitis / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Asian; CMV; epidemiology; ethnicity; uveitis