Background: Causes of uveitis vary upon the epidemiologic, racial, and geographical variations.
Objective: The objective of the study is to analyze pattern and outcome of uveitis in Phramongkutklao Hospital.
Methods: This is a retrospective study.
Results: Rate of uveitis was 580 cases per 100 000 persons including infectious uveitis (20%), idiopathic (36%), and noninfectious (44%). The male-to-female ratio was 1.2:1. Anterior uveitis was the most common (50%) followed by panuveitis (25.6%), posterior uveitis (12.3%), and intermediate uveitis (7.3%). The three most common causes were Behçet's disease, HLA-B27-associated uveitis, and herpetic iridocyclitis. A total of 62 patients (10.6%) suffered from blindness, for which the most diagnostic disease was Behçet's disease. The most common complication was glaucoma (21%). Acute onset, unilateral, posterior uveitis, granulomatous inflammation, and complications differed significantly between the infectious and noninfectious groups (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The rate of uveitis was 0.58% and noninfectious uveitis was common. Clinical presentations regarding acute onset, unilateral, posterior uveitis, and granulomatous inflammation suggest infectious causes.
Keywords: Thailand; infection; outcome; pattern; uveitis.