biostudies-literatureHomayounfar GNational Eye InstituteNEI NIH HHSDoris Duke Charitable Foundation752-8https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3852161biostudies-literatureUnknown156(4)<h4>Purpose</h4>To ascertain the incidence of scleritis and episcleritis in a Hawaiian population and describe variations by age, sex, and race.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective, population-based cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>All electronic medical records for enrollees in Kaiser Permanente Hawaii (n = 217,061) from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 were searched for International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition (ICD-9) codes associated with ocular inflammation. Chart review was conducted to verify a clinical diagnosis of scleritis or episcleritis. Confirmed cases were used to calculate incidence rates per 100,000 person-years. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for each incidence rate, including age-, sex-, and race-specific rates, using bias-corrected PoisAmerican journal of ophthalmologyIncidence of scleritis and episcleritis: results from the Pacific Ocular Inflammation Study.PMC3852161U10 EY021125-01EY06190U10 EY021125K23EY017897K23 EY017897Porco TCParker JVVinoya ACAcharya NRUchida ABorkar DSNardone NTham VMHomayounfar GEnanoria WTfalseIncidence of scleritis and episcleritis: results from the Pacific Ocular Inflammation Study.<h4>Purpose</h4>To ascertain the incidence of scleritis and episcleritis in a Hawaiian population and describe variations by age, sex, and race.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective, population-based cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>All electronic medical records for enrollees in Kaiser Permanente Hawaii (n = 217,061) from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 were searched for International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition (ICD-9) codes associated with ocular inflammation. Chart review was conducted to verify a clinical diagnosis of scleritis or episcleritis. Confirmed cases were used to calculate incidence rates per 100,000 person-years. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for each incidence rate, including age-, sex-, and race-specific rates, using bias-corrected Pois2013-01-01T00:00:00Z2013 Oct2025-04-26T09:55:18.887Z2019-03-27T03:09:49ZS-EPMC38521612389133610.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.026