Epidemiology of Uveitis

Darrell, Richard W.

doi:10.1001/archopht.1962.00960030506014

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“…In a 10-year retrospective survey in Rochester, USA the incidence rate of uveitis was 17 per 100 000 population (Darrell et al 1962). In the present study it was 19.6 per 100 000 population, and in spite of genetic, climatological and geographical differences, the incidence rates showed equal trends also in different age groups.…”

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Incidence of Uveitis in Northern Finland

Miettinen

1977

Acta Ophthalmologica

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The incidence of uveitis was studied among the 613 423 inhabitants of northern Finland in the year 1969. 120 new cases of uveitis were found with a total incidence rate of 19.6 per 100 000 population. The incidence was high in the age groups 20-59 years but low in the young and in older patients. The onset of uveitis was independent of seasonal changes and the occupation of the patients. The aetiology of uveitis remained undetermined in 81% of cases. Of the 120 patients 105 had anterior, 10 posterior and 5 generalized uveitis. The high incidence of anterior uveitis was in accordance wit the high frequency of the histocompatibility antigen B27 among Finns.

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Incidence of Uveitis in Northern Finland

Miettinen

1977

Acta Ophthalmologica

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“…The annual incidence of uveitis is between 17 and 52 per 100,000 population, [1][2][3][4][5] and the prevalence is 38 to 714 cases per 100,000 population. 1,2,[4][5][6] It has been estimated that uveitis accounts for about 10% of the visual handicap in the Western world, and up to 35% of all uveitis patients have been reported to suffer significant visual impairment or legal blindness. 7,8 As uveitis often afflicts the young adult population in their most productive years of life, the personal and population burden of this sight threatening disease is significant.…”

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“…2,9,10 Uveitis in children aged younger than 16 years is relatively uncommon accounting for only 5% to 10% of cases. 11 The annual incidence of uveitis in children was reported to be 4 per 100,000 and the prevalence 28 per 100,000 population in a population-based study in Finland.…”

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Epidemiology of Uveitis

Wakefield¹,

Chang²

2005

International Ophthalmology Clinics

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“…Uveitis commonly occurs in the third, fourth and fifth decades [1,2,3,4]. Recently, several investigators reported on the characteristics of uveitis in the elderly: Barton et al [5] described uveitis in English elderly patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or autoimmune disease.…”

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Uveitis and Pseudouveitis Presenting for the First Time in Japanese Elderly Patients

Ikeda

Hayasaka

2005

Ophthalmologica

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Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of uveitis or pseudouveitis presenting de novo in Japanese elderly patients. Methods: We retrospectively examined 296 patients with uveitis or pseudouveitis who were treated at Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital. Patients were followed up for 1 week to 5 years (mean, 11 months). Results: Of 296 patients, 82 (38 men and 44 women, 120 eyes) presented with their first episode of uveitis or pseudouveitis at the age of ≧60 years. Forty patients had anterior uveitis, 2 had intermediate uveitis and the other 40 had posterior and/or pan-uveitis. Of 82 patients, 53 (64.6%) had idiopathic uveitis. The prevalence of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and Behçet disease in elderly patients was lower than that in younger patients. Complicated cataract was frequently seen in the eyes with uveitis. Most eyes with uveitis had poor visual acuity. Conclusions: The prevalence of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and Behçet disease in elderly patients was lower than that in younger patients.

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Epidemiology of Uveitis

Cited by 258 publications

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Incidence of Uveitis in Northern Finland

Incidence of Uveitis in Northern Finland

Epidemiology of Uveitis

Uveitis and Pseudouveitis Presenting for the First Time in Japanese Elderly Patients

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