Epidemiology of uveitis in urban Australia

Abstract

Importance: Few prior studies have described the epidemiology of uveitis in the Australian population. Background: To report the incidence and period prevalence of active uveitis in Melbourne and detail their subtypes and aetiologies. Design: Cross-sectional study using retrospective medical record review in a tertiary hospital. Participants: Patients with a coded diagnosis of uveitis who attended the emergency department or specialist ocular immunology clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital between November 2014 through October 2015 (N = 1752). Methods: Medical records were reviewed to confirm the date of diagnosis and subtype of uveitis. Incidence and prevalence rates were calc..