Ophthalmic Complications in Pediatric Uveitis

Abstract

Purpose: We aim to look at the complications encountered by a cohort of pediatric uveitis patients from north India.Methods: Retrospectively, complications seen in patients younger than 16 years diagnosed with uveitis between January 2006 to March 2015 were noted.Results: Data of 104 children, with a mean follow-up of 3.40 ± 2.34 years was studied. Cataract (n = 42, 24.00%), band-shaped keratopathy (n = 32, 18.29%) and Glaucoma/OHT (n = 11, 6.29%) were most encountered complications at presentation. Glaucoma/OHT (29.71%; n = 52), cataract (18.86%; n = 33) and maculopathy (n=12;6.86%) were the most common complications at follow up. Maculopathy (35%) and Glaucoma/OHT (20%) were the most common causes of visual acuity ≤3/60.Conclusions: Cataract is the most critical complication in children with uveitis at presentation and raised intraocular pressure occurs at follow-up, perhaps attributed to the treatment. Maculopathy is the most common cause of blindness in these children.

Keywords: Pediatric; complications; inflammation; ocular; uveitis.