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ABSTRACT
Background
To describe ocular findings in Turkish patients with Fuchs’ uveitis (FU).
Methods
The medical records of FU were retrospectively reviewed.
Results
The study included 281 eyes of 258 patients with FU. There were diffusely spread keratic precipitates (KPs)[(medium sized in 253 (90.0%) eyes, stellate-medium in 28 (10%) eyes)], Koeppe nodules (KN) in 64 (22.8%) eyes and cataract in 129 (45.9%) eyes. There was vitreous infiltration of varying grades in all eyes (100%) with grade 1 haze in 96 (34.2%) eyes, grade 2 haze in 69 (24.6%) eyes, and grade 3 haze in 63 (22.4%) eyes. Stellate-medium KPs were significantly more likely in eyes with KN than in eyes without KN (28.1 vs. 4.6%, p <.001) and in eyes with +3 vitreous haze than in those without +3 vitreous haze (28.6 vs. 4.6%, p <.001).
Conclusion
Vitreous involvement is the most frequent posterior segment finding. Posterior involvement is a feature that should not be ignored.Stellate-medium KPs and KN may be an indicator of increased and chronic inflammation.
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Acknowledgments
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Declaration of Interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. All authors have contributed significantly, and all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.