Ophthalmology. 2004 Dec;111(12):2299-306.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
PURPOSE: To determine the cumulative proportion and the visual significance of ocular complications of pediatric uveitis. DESIGN: Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with onset of endogenous or infectious uveitis before or at age 16 years. METHODS: Retrospective review of existing records at a university-based uveitis clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Type and prevalence of complications related to uveitis, time to development of complications, and vision loss after initial diagnosis. RESULTS: There were 148 patients, 71 males and 77 females, with a mean age of 10.4+/-4.9 years (median, 10.3 years) for an estimated prevalence of pediatric uveitis of 13.8%. Noninfectious uveitis was present in 112 patients (75.7%); 105 (71%) patients had bilateral disease. Anterior uveitis accounted for 30.4%, intermediate uveitis for 27.7%, posterior uveitis for 23.7%, and panuveitis for 18.2% of patients. Patients were followed for a mean of 71.7 months (range, 0 months-44 years) after diagnosis. Approximately 34% of all patients had 1 or more complications at the time of first diagnosis of uveitis by an ophthalmologist, increasing to 61.6% by 3 months, 69.4% by 6 months, 75.2% by 1 year, and 86.3% by 3 years after diagnosis. There were a total of 617 complications of all types. Anterior and intermediate uveitis had a higher risk of band keratopathy (P = 0.005). Posterior and intermediate uveitis had a lower risk of cataract (P = 0.009) or posterior synechiae (P<0.001). p =" 0.002).">
PMID: 15582090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Ocular complications of pediatric uveitis.
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