Pattern of Uveitis at a Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, North-West Ethiopia

ABSTRACT

Purpose

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical presentations of uveitis at the University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, North-West Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross sectional study was performed at the center from August 2017 to July 2018. Study patients underwent complete ophthalmic evaluation and relevant ancillary tests. Data was gathered using a data extraction format and analyzed.

Results

A total of 105 eyes of 82 patients were studied. The mean age was 33.8 ± 14.8 years,53 (65%) were male and uveitis was unilateral in 72%. Anterior uveitis was the commonest, 57%, followed by Intermediate uveitis 21.7%. Sixty-six of the 105 (63%) of eyes were blind. Cataract was the commonest complication identified.

Conclusion

This study showed that uveitis is prevalent in the working age group with a significant number of blindness. Anterior uveitis was the commonest type of Uveitis and cataract was the commonest complication.

KEYWORDS:

• Uveitis
• clinical presentation
• Gondar
• Ethiopia

Authors’ contributions

Both LS and AT were involved in all components of the research process including data collection, review of literature, manuscript writing and statistical analysis. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Data availability

All data are fully available without restriction

Declaration of interest

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

Additional information

Funding

Authors received no specific grant for this study