The classification and epidemiology of uveitis
Drozdova E.A. 

South Ural State Medical University, Chelyabinsk

Uveitis is severe inflammatory eye disease causing threatening loss of visual function. The paper presents information about uveitis epidemiology: prevalence and frequency of different forms of uveitis in the structure of disability in the world and in the Russian Federation. It is noted that the incidence of uveitis remains high for several years, and in some regions reaches 0.53 per 1000. This article describes current international experts classification of uveitis, appropriate for reliable estimation of prevalence of different clinical forms and characteristics of uveitis course, as well as comparisons of results in different countries. The sight threatening forms of uveitis include posterior, intermediate and panuveitis, accompanied by retinal and optic nerve lesions. Data on incidence of infectious and non-infectious uveitis in different regions of Russia was presented for over the last 30–40 years. 18.8–42% of non-infectious uveitis is associated with systemic diseases, in 26.7–40% of cases the reason remains unclear.

Key words: uveitis, intraocular inflammation, epidemiology, incidence, disability.

For citation: Drozdova E.A. The classification and epidemiology of uveitis // RMJ. Clinical ophthalmology. 2016. № 3. P. 155–159.