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I H Hamade1, H N Al Shamsi, H Al Dhibi

  • 1The Eye Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Uveitis in children is a significant cause of vision loss.
  • Understanding the clinical features and complications is crucial for management.
  • Data from Saudi Arabia on pediatric uveitis is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the clinical characteristics of pediatric uveitis.
  • To assess the frequency of different uveitis types and causes.
  • To evaluate ocular complications and visual outcomes in children with uveitis.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of children (<16 years) with new-onset uveitis.
  • Data collected from The Eye Center and King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (1997-2007).
  • Analysis of uveitis types, causes, visual acuity, and complications.

Main Results:

  • 163 pediatric uveitis cases identified; mean age 10 years.
  • Most frequent: acute anterior non-granulomatous uveitis (26%), intermediate uveitis (20%), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (16%), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (15%).
  • Immune-mediated uveitis (88%) predominated over infectious causes (12%).

Conclusions:

  • Acute anterior non-granulomatous uveitis of unknown cause was most common.
  • High prevalence of intermediate uveitis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis noted.
  • Infectious uveitis was infrequent in this pediatric cohort.