Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Uveitis from Urban Populations in South India

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To report the epidemiology of uveitis in two urban centers in South India.

Methods: Case records seen between January 2014 and December 2014 at two tertiary eye centers in South India were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 1123 patients in the study population had uveitis. Anterior uveitis was seen in 48.9%, posterior in 20.5%, intermediate in 17.3%, and panuveitis in 13.3%. Of these cases, 68.4% were acute uveitis. Pediatric uveitis constituted 6.9% patients. Tuberculosis was the commonest infectious etiology.

Conclusions: Idiopathic uveitis was highest in non-infectious and tuberculosis in infectious etiology. Toxoplasmosis was seen in the pediatric age group.

Keywords:

• Uveitis epidemiology
• urban South India
• infectious uveitis
• uveitis clinical features
• tubercular uveitis

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.