Etiology, clinical findings, diagnostics and treatment of anterior uveitis in Kaunas University of Medicine

Retrospective study of 299 cases of patients with anterior uveitis treated in Kaunas University of Medicine Eye department during 2004–2005 years was done. There were 48.2 % women (n=144, medium age 64.29±16.73 years), men – 51.8 % (n=155, medium age 54.31±17.41 years). 47.8 % patients had anterior uveitis in left eye, 46.5 % – in right, 5,7 % – in both eyes. Eye traumas caused anterior uveitis in 15.38 % cases, different infection (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) in 31.44 %, systemic noninfection diseases in 13.71 %. In 39.47 % cases, cause of uveitis was not detected. The patients were treated (spent) in hospital for average 7.09±3.33 days. The most common complaint (for 80.94 % patients) was pain. Adhesions between lens and iris were identified in 49.16 % cases. After treatment there were no adhesions in 23.75 % cases, they stayed partly in 16.05 % cases and severe were identified in 9.36 % cases. The most common treatment was nonsteroid anti–inflammatory drugs (in 87.29 % cases), corticosteroids (80.27 %) and mydriatics (81.30 %). Antibiotics were used for 71.24 % patients with infectious and traumatic uveitis. After treatment disease was cured in 4.33 % patients, in 94 % cases eye’s condition was better and 1.67% changed marginally