Risk of Ocular Hypertension in Adults with Noninfectious Uveitis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the risk and risk factors for ocular hypertension (OHT) in adults with noninfectious uveitis.

Design

Retrospective, multicenter, cohort study.

Participants

Patients aged ≥18 years with noninfectious uveitis seen between 1979 and 2007 at 5 tertiary uveitis clinics.

Methods

Demographic, ocular, and treatment data were extracted from medical records of uveitis cases.

Main outcome measures

Prevalent and incident OHT with intraocular pressures (IOPs) of ≥21 mmHg, ≥30 mmHg, and increase of ≥10 mmHg from documented IOP recordings (or use of treatment for OHT).

Results

Among 5270 uveitic eyes of 3308 patients followed for OHT, the mean annual incidence rates for OHT ≥21 mmHg and OHT ≥30 mmHg are 14.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 13.

SUBMITTER: Daniel E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5522760 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature