Prevalence and clinical characteristics of uveitic glaucoma: multicentric study in Bogota, Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the clinical features of patients diagnosed with uveitic glaucoma (UG) and ocular hypertension secondary to uveitis (OHT-SU).

Methods

A multicentric cross-sectional study using medical records of patients with uveitis between 2013 and 2021. Uveitis and glaucoma specialists examined all patients. Variables were analyzed using the chi-square or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. Additionally, t test, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis were used for continuous variables. Finally, a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for UG and OHT-SU development over time was done.

Results

Of the 660 clinical records reviewed of patients with uveitis, 191 (28.9%) had OHT-SU in at least one visit, and 108 (16.4%) of them developed UG. In all

SUBMITTER: Rojas-Carabali W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10920824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature