Purpose: To review epidemiological aspects of uveitis in Asia and compare it with few major reports from outside of this continent Methods: We have reviewed 522 articles concerning the causes and patterns of uveitis and 22 major epidemiology reviews, registered from 1962 to 2009 in Medline-Database. We have selected 7 major reviews from Asia and compared it with five major articles from Africa,...

Ocular disease in Behçet's disease is frequent and may be associated with a poor functional prognosis. Uveitis is the most common ocular manifestation in Behçet's disease and represents a diagnostic criterion of the disease. The ocular involvement is inaugural of the disease in 20% of the cases or may develop 2 to 3 years after the beginning of the extraocular signs. The risk of blindness at 5 ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the visual outcome and postoperative complications of cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in children with uveitis. DESIGN A multicenter, retrospective, interventional case series. The setting included 3 medical centers in Israel. The interventions were cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation. Aggressive preoperative and posto...

BACKGROUND A 21-year-old female patient had chorioretinitis in the left eye which relapsed while being on anti-tubercular treatment and oral corticosteroids leading to blindness and the loss of the left eye. FINDINGS Mycobacterium tuberculosis causing chorioretinitis showed a poor response, and the lung lesions showed a good response to the same anti-tubercular treatment. CONCLUSIONS Mycoba...

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of agreement with the presumed diagnosis and long term clinical outcomes after antituberculous therapy (ATT) in a group of patients with presumed tuberculous uveitis (PTU) affecting the posterior segment. METHODS Retrospective case series. RESULTS A total of 17 patients with chronic refractory or newly diagnosed uveitis affecting the posterior segment were i...

PURPOSE To report the results of a retrospective analysis among endogenous uveitis patients in the north-eastern area of Italy. METHODS The authors reviewed a series of 655 new cases treated between October 1986 and December 1993. The incidence of endogenous uveitis was calculated based on a 100,000 patient population. RESULTS The average incidence was 11.40/100,000. The majority of patient...

OBJECTIVE To validate a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay capable of simultaneously screening vitreous biopsy specimens for a panel of common pathogens in posterior uveitis. METHODS A multiplex PCR assay using novel primer sets for cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella zoster virus (VZV), and Toxoplasma gondii was developed. The sensitivity of the assay wa...

OBJECTIVE To compare vision-related functioning and health-related quality of life of patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis with those of the US general population and normal-vision reference groups. METHODS Secondary analysis of health-related quality of life measures administered at baseline to patients with noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis participati...

The inflammatory process of the uvea is called uveitis and may cause sight threatening damage to the eye. The aetiological factor in about 30% of the cases of uveitis is unknown. If established clinical entities without known cause, such as Fuchs' uveitis, are included, no aetiological agent or association with systemic disease can be identified in about 50% of cases.' Uveitis may be induced by...