Uveitis: Study of 109 cases

Purpose: Analyse and describe the anatomical and etiological classification, clinical and epidemiological characteristics and most frequent symptoms of uveitis cases in our population. Patients and method: Descriptive, retrospective observational study of uveitis cases treated in the Ophthalmology Department of Virgen del Rocio University Hospital in 2021. The demographic and clinical characteristics were studied.Results: A total of 109 cases of uveitis were studied, 46 men and 63 women, with a mean age of 45.43 & PLUSMN; 16.11 years. The most frequent symptoms were pain (74.31%), hyperemia (73.39%) and blurred vision (65.14%). The most frequent anatomical classification was anterior (55.96%), followed by panuveitis (18.35%), posterior (12.84%) and intermediate uveitis (7.34%). Regarding etiology, most uveitis were idiopathic (42.99%), followed by non-infectious (38.32%) and finally infectious (18.69%).Conclusions: In southern Espana, the characteristics of uveitis are similar to other studies in Western countries.& COPY; 2023 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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This study analyzes and describes the anatomical and etiological classification, clinical and epidemiological characteristics, and most frequent symptoms of uveitis cases in our population. The study included 109 uveitis cases, with the most common symptoms being pain (74.31%), hyperemia (73.39%), and blurred vision (65.14%). The most frequent anatomical classification was anterior uveitis (55.96%), followed by panuveitis (18.35%), posterior uveitis (12.84%), and intermediate uveitis (7.34%). In terms of etiology, most uveitis cases were idiopathic (42.99%), followed by non-infectious (38.32%), and infectious (18.69%).