Author/Authors :
M. Nashtaei, Ebrahim Ophthalmic Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Soheilian, Masoud Ophthalmic Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Herbort, Carl P Inflammatory and Retinal Eye Diseases - Center for Ophthalmic Specialized Care, Lausanne, Switzerland , Yaseri, Mehdi Ophthalmic Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Purpose: To compare the patterns of uveitis, emphasizing similarities and discrepancies,
in the Middle East and Europe.
Methods: Six articles reporting uveitis patterns from the Middle East including a
total of 2,693 cases, and seven articles with a sum of 4,379 cases from Europe were
analyzed and patterns in each region were defined and compared.
Results: In both regions, uveitis was most commonly seen in the fourth decade of
life with anterior uveitis being the most common anatomical form. Idiopathic cases
accounted for the majority of anterior and intermediate uveitis; toxoplasmosis was the
most frequent entity in posterior uveitis while Behcet’s disease and idiopathic forms
were the next most common causes in the Middle East and in Europe, respectively.
Conclusion: Since patterns of uveitis differ in various geographic regions, discovering
these patterns would be helpful for the diagnosis and treatment of this broad category
of conditions. This necessitates applying a universal diagnostic classification system
to enable accurate comparisons.
Keywords :
Uveitis , Europe , Middle East , Patterns of Uveitis
