An Update on the Epidemiology of Uveitis in an Urban Setting in Northern Madrid, Spain.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
; 31(8): 1623-1628, 2023 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35793514
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe the incidence, prevalence and etiologies of uveitis in Madrid, Spain.METHODS:
A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in a single hospital. All consecutive cases of uveitis that attended the Hospital during year 2019 were included. Mean incidence and prevalence were calculated.RESULTS:
Three hundred and one cases were included. Of these, 127 were incident. This represents an incidence of 21.24 new cases per 100,000 persons/year, and a prevalence was 50.43 cases per 100,000 persons. Mean age was 56.89 ± 18.78 years, and 159 were women (52.8%). Sixty-two cases were infectious (20.6%). Age (p = .005), initial visual acuity (p = .001) and cystoid macular oedema (CMO; p = .010) were found to be independent predictors of the final best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients with uveitis.CONCLUSIONS:
Uveitis affects approximately 1 in 1800 persons in northern Madrid. Younger age, better initial visual acuities and the presence of CMO predicted better final BCVA.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Uveitis
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Macular Edema
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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OFTALMOLOGIA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM