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ArticleScientific reports2025

The epidemiology of uveitis: comparison of its causes and visual outcomes between three-tiered medical facilities in Ube city.

Ryoji Yanai, Sho-Hei Uchi, Yukiko Kondo, Youichiro Fujitsu, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Keiko Yoshimura, Naoki Kumagai, Mariko Egawa, Yoshinori Mitamura

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Ryoji YanaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. yanai@tokushima-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-9760
Sho-Hei UchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Yukiko KondoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ube-Kohsan Central Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Youichiro FujitsuFujitsu Eye Clinic, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Katsuyoshi SuzukiSuzuki Eye Clinic, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Keiko YoshimuraOgori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Naoki KumagaiKumagai Eye Clinic, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Mariko EgawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Yoshinori MitamuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.

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Abstract

This study aimed to conduct a comparative epidemiological survey of uveitis across various healthcare settings and elucidate the clinical characteristics. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in the Ube-City medical region in Yamaguchi prefecture and recruited 268 patients from a university hospital (151 patients), municipal hospitals (51 patients), and private eye clinics (58 patients). Medical records of patients newly diagnosed with uveitis between January 2018 and December 2019 in the institutes were included, reviewed, and compared. The main outcomes included the number of uveitis causes, treatment methods, and visual acuity. Panuveitis, which is associated with systemic diseases, such as Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and sarcoidosis, was more prominent in university hospital patients. Conversely, anterior uveitis, including traumatic iritis, was prominently detected in general hospitals and private eye clinics. The best-corrected visual acuity improved to 1.0 (logMAR = 0); an improvement of 74%, 61%, and 54% was observed in private eye clinic, general hospital, and university hospital patients, respectively. This study identified differences in uveitis presentation and treatment across diverse clinical settings. The results of this study provide valuable data for differentiating the causes of uveitis at university hospitals, general hospitals, and private eye clinics.

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UveitisAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesVisual AcuityYoung AdultCommunity hospitalsPanuveitisUniversity hospitalUveitisVisual impairment

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