Incidence of Uveitis in Local Population of Lahore
Hussain Ahmad Khaqan
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Laraib Hassan *
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Aamna Jabran
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hafiz Ateeq Ur Rehman
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali Haider
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Hasnain Muhammad Bukhsh
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ahmad Fauzan
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Usman Zia
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Ameer-ud-Din Medical College, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Uveitis tends to afflict younger age groups than other eye disorders like cataract and glaucoma, which typically affect the elderly. The frequency and prevalence of infectious ocular inflammation may vary greatly depending on the etiological agent and geographical location. This study found that the most frequent causes of infectious uveitis, which can account for up to 20% of all cases of uveitis in the developed world, are toxoplasmosis and herpetic infection. We found out that uveitis was more prevalent in the female population and that too in the younger age group having anterior uveitis more common.
Keywords: Uveitis, inflammation, herpetic infection