Epidemiological analysis of cases of uveitis in a tertiary Hospital

Abstract

Objective:

To analyze the distribution of uveitis in patients at Uveitis Sector of Federal Hospital of Servants of Rio de Janeiro State.

Methods:

Retrospective epidemiological study of 63 appointments performed by ophthalmologist of Uveitis Sector at Federal Hospital of Servants of Rio De Janeiro State, between March and October of 2016.

Results:

The mean age was 45.54 (±15.8). 50.5% were female. Anterior uveitis corresponded to 63.49%. Only 33.3% of patient had an active inflammation at the moment of medical avaliation. 74.6% of uveitis had non-infeccious causes, and in 12.69% the etiology could not be determined. Ankylosing spondylitis was the most frequent cause, responsible for 28.57% of cases. 55.5% of patients had a bilateral uveitis, and 71.14% non-granulomatous uveitis.

Conclusions:

Epidemiological studies about uveitis are usually made in terciary hospitals, which do not reflect the epidemiological profile of population in general.

Keywords:
Uveitis/etiology; Uveitis/epidemiology; Uveitis/classification; Ocular inflammation; Retrospective study