Background: Ethnicity and geography have been described as determinants of the clinical presentation of uveitis and its etiology. Objective: To characterize patients from southwestern Colombia with uveitis. Material and methods: Retrospective study, from 2011 characteristics and outcomes of patients with uveitis were evaluated. Results: 144 patients were included. The age was 51.5 (35.2-61.7) years, 80 (55.5%) were women. 66% (n = 95) presented anterior uveitis. Of the clinical manifestations, the red eye was the most frequent, followed by ocular pain. Most had symptoms < 12 weeks, visual acuity of 20/20-20/40 and intraocular pressure ranges between 10-22 mmHg. Of the etiologies, 20 (17.9%) were still under study and 7 (6.3%) were undefined/idiopathic. Trauma was seen in 12 (10.7%), that associated with HLA-B27 in 10 (8.9%) and toxoplasmosis in 8 (7.1%). Conclusion: It is the first characterization of uveitis in southwestern Colombia.
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