Incidence of visual improvement in uveitis cases with visual impairment caused by macular edema.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Among cases of visually significant uveitic macular edema (ME), to estimate the incidence of visual improvement and identify predictive factors.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

Eyes with uveitis, seen at 5 academic ocular inflammation centers in the United States, for which ME was documented to be currently present and the principal cause of reduced visual acuity (<20/40).

Methods

Data were obtained by standardized chart review.

Main outcome measures

Decrease of ≥ 0.2 base 10 logarithm of visual acuity decimal fraction-equivalent; risk factors for such visual improvement.

Results

We identified 1510 eyes (of 1077 patients) with visual impairment to a level <20/40 attributed to ME. Most patients were female (67%) and white (7

SUBMITTER: Levin MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3946576 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature