Abstract
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to determine the causes of uveitis at the Eye Center in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective review. The causes of uveitis were analyzed according to various patient characteristics. Results: A total of 488 cases were encountered. The age range was 3 to 99 years (mean age: 38 years). The most common causes of uveitis included anterior uveitis 60%, panuveitis 24%, posterior uveitis 11%, and intermediate uveitis 6%. Conclusions: The authors found a high prevalence of acute anterior nongranulomatous uveitis. The most commonly encountered infectious uveitis included herpes virus, tuberculosis, and toxoplasmosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-16 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Behcet disease
- Inflammation
- Ocular tuberculosis
- Uveitis epidemiology
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Immunology and Allergy