ArticleInternational ophthalmology2021
Clinical features of uveitis in elderly patients in central Tokyo (2013-2018).
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- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease frequency around the globe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Epidemiological characterization of uveitis in the elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International ophthalmology · 2026Pooled it
- Etiologies of intermediate uveitis in a tertiary center: an age-oriented medical assessment?Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection · 2025Article
- Burden of macular complications in Japanese patients aged 75 years and over with sarcoid uveitis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo clarify the clinical features of uveitis in elderly patients in central Tokyo.
methodsWe retrospectively identified 1424 patients with uveitis who visited the Uveitis Clinic of the University of Tokyo Hospital between January 2013 and December 2018. The patients were categorized into two groups based on their ages at the time of disease onset: patients aged 65 years or older were included in Group A, whereas those younger than 65 years were included in Group B. The etiological classification of uveitis and its causes were investigated for each group.
resultsGroup A presented significantly higher rates of infectious uveitis (35.5% vs. 17.8%, p < 0.0001) and masquerade syndromes (17.9% vs. 5.0%, p < 0.0001) than Group B. Furthermore, Group A had significantly higher rates of sarcoidosis (23.1% vs. 9.3%, p < 0.0001), intraocular lymphoma (16.6% vs. 4.6%, p < 0.0001), cytomegalovirus iritis (11.0% vs. 5.6%, p = 0.0043), and cytomegalovirus retinitis (5.2% vs. 1.5%, p = 0.0020) than Group B.
conclusionOur results demonstrate a clear difference in the causative diseases of uveitis between elderly and non-elderly patients. These findings may support ophthalmologists in their diagnostic process for elderly patients with uveitis.
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