Pattern of Uveitis in a Tertiary Ophthalmology Center in Thailand.
OBJECTIVE
To study the etiology and pattern of uveitis in a tertiary ophthalmology center in Thailand.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted on uveitis patients presenting to a uveitis clinic at Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand, between February 2014 and January 2015.


RESULTS
A total of 758 uveitis patients were enrolled into this study. The most common identified cause was herpetic uveitis (17.2%), followed by Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (13.5%), cytomegalovirus uveitis (12.7%), and HLA-B27/spondyloarthropathy-associated uveitis (12.4%).


CONCLUSIONS
Herpetic uveitis was the commonest form of infectious uveitis, whereas Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease was most frequently seen as the non-infectious cause of uveitis in Thailand.
a Department of Ophthalmology , Ramathibodi Hospital , Oomyai , Sampran , Thailand.
Somsiri
S
Sukavatcharin
a Department of Ophthalmology , Ramathibodi Hospital , Oomyai , Sampran , Thailand.
Ornsirin
O
Kijdaoroong
a Department of Ophthalmology , Ramathibodi Hospital , Oomyai , Sampran , Thailand.
Kaevalin
K
Lekhanont
b Section for Epidemiology and Biostatistics , Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University , Bangkok , Thailand.
Sakda
S
Arj-Ong Vallipakorn
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000453:epidemiology*
Behçet disease; HLA-B27; Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease; herpes; uveitis