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Complications of uveitis in a Spanish population, UveCAM study
A García-Aparicio1, L Alonso Martín2, R Quirós Zamorano3
1Sección de Reumatología, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.
Objective:
To estimate the population frequency of uveitis complications and to evaluate their main risk factors in the patients with uveitis from the UVECAM study.
Patients And Methods:
Development of complications in 386 patients with uveitis in the whole health area of the province of Toledo (UVECAM study) during a period of 1 year. Description of complications and study of their possible determinants by means of multivariate regression models.
Results:
Information on the development of complications was available in 371 of the 386 patients of the UVECAM study. The most frequent complications were posterior synechiae (19.0%), ocular hypertension (14.0%), macular edema (7.5%), epirretinal membrane (6.9%), glaucoma (6.6%), iridian atrophy (5.6%) and cataract (5.5%). The risk of complications increases with age, intermediate and panuveitis locations, and those of chronic or recurrent evolution.
Conclusion:
Uveitis is associated with a high frequency of complications, especially in older patients, with intermediate or posterior localization of the inflammatory process and chronic or recurrent evolution.
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