Abstract
Purpose :
To review characteristics of a cohort of patients diagnosed with both uveitis and glaucoma.
Methods :
The electronic health record data of a cohort of patients diagnosed with both uveitis and glaucoma seen at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital were reviewed.
Results :
A total of 200 patients met the inclusion criteria. Females accounted for 138 (69.0%) patients. The average age was 56 years. Anterior uveitis was the most common type of uveitis associated with glaucoma (68.6%), followed by panuveitis (21.1%). The most common uveitis etiology was “idiopathic” (43.9%), followed by herpetic (11.0%). The most common type of glaucoma was uveitic glaucoma (40.9%), followed by primary open angle glaucoma (24.2%), and steroid induced glaucoma (22.8%). 37% of patients had undergone glaucoma surgery, split evenly between trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage device. The average number of glaucoma drops taken was 2.0 drops. 26.5% of the cohort suffered blindness in at least one eye from their glaucoma disease.
Conclusions :
Anterior uveitis was the most common type of uveitis in this cohort. The majority of cases were idiopathic, and herpetic disease was the most common of known etiologies. Uveitic glaucoma was the most common type of glaucoma. The severity of the glaucoma was high given the high proportion of patients who underwent surgery, required multiple drops for their glaucoma, and suffered blindness.
This abstract was presented at the 2019 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 28 - May 2, 2019.