Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of all 51 children (57 eyes) with uveitis presenting with severe visual impairment.
Characteristics | Total n = 51 | Non-infectious n = 33 (64.7%) | Infectious n = 18 (35.3%) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at presentation (years) (median, [IQR]) | 10.5 (7.4, 12.1) | 10.5 (7, 11.4) | 11 (7.9, 12.6) | 0.608 |
Age group at onset, n (%) | ||||
Preschool (< 7 years) | 14 (27.5) | 11 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | 0.386 |
Primary school (7–12 years) | 31 (60.8) | 19 (57.6) | 12 (66.7) | |
Secondary school (> 12 years) | 6 (11.8) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (16.7) | |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 25 (49) | 15 (45.5) | 10 (55.6) | 0.49 |
Female | 26 (51) | 18 (54.5) | 8 (44.4) | |
Course of uveitis, n (%) | ||||
Acute | 8 (15.7) | 3 (9.1) | 5 (27.8) | 0.061 |
Chronic | 42 (82.4) | 30 (90.9) | 12 (66.7) | |
Recurrent | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (5.6) | |
Anatomical location, n (%) | ||||
Anterior uveitis | 3 (5.9) | 3 (9.1) | 0 | < 0.001 |
Intermediate uveitis | 10 (19.6) | 10 (30.3) | 0 | |
Posterior uveitis | 16 (31.4) | 3 (9.1) | 13 (72.2) | |
Panuveitis | 22 (43.1) | 17 (51.5) | 5 (27.8) | |
Type of uveitis, n (%) | ||||
Granulomatous | 7 (13.7) | 5 (15.2) | 2 (11.1) | 1 |
Non-granulomatous | 44 (86.3) | 28 (84.8) | 16 (88.9) | |
Initial VA, n (%) | ||||
20/200 to 5/200 | 26 (45.6) | 17 (44.7) | 9 (47.4) | 0.347 |
< 5/200 to better than CF | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.3) | |
CF | 7 (12.3) | 6 (15.8) | 1 (5.3) | |
HM | 15 (26.3) | 11 (29.0) | 4 (21.0) | |
PL to No PL | 8 (14.0) | 4 (10.5) | 4 (21.0) | |
Initial VA, logMAR (mean, [SD])b | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) | 0.833 |
Final VA, logMAR (mean, [SD])b | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.25 (1) | 0.976 |
