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The 2009 prospective multi-center epidemiologic survey of uveitis in Japan

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology volume 56, pages 432–435 (2012)Cite this article

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate etiologic data on intraocular inflammation in Japan collected in the 2009 epidemiologic survey of uveitis in Japan and assess the current state of etiology compared with that reported in a previous survey.

Methods

Thirty-six university hospitals participated in this prospective etiologic study. Patients who visited the outpatient uveitis clinic of each hospital for the first time between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2010 were enrolled in the study. Uveitic diseases were diagnosed according to the guidelines when available or following commonly accepted diagnostic criteria.

Results

A total of 3,830 patients were enrolled in the survey and 2,556 cases of uveitis were identified, of which 1,274 cases were described as unclassified intraocular inflammation. In the identified cases, the most frequent intraocular inflammatory disease was sarcoidosis (10.6 %), followed by Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (7.0 %), acute anterior uveitis (6.5 %), scleritis (6.1 %), herpetic iridocyclitis (4.2 %), Behçet’s disease (3.9 %), bacterial endophthalmitis (2.5 %), masquerade syndrome (2.5 %), Posner–Schlossman syndrome (1.8 %), and retinal vasculitis (1.6 %).

Conclusions

The current etiology of uveitis in Japan was elucidated by means of a multi-center prospective survey. Conducting such surveys on a periodic basis may help clinicians in their management of uveitis.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the institutions that participated in this survey: Hokkaido University, Asahikawa Medical University, Akita University, Tohoku University, Yamagata University, Fukushima Medical University, Dokkyo Medical University, Chiba University, Nihon University, Jikei University, Juntendo University, Kitasato University, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, University of Tokyo, Yokohama City University, Kyorin University, Gifu University, Niigata University, Kanazawa University, Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefectural University, Osaka University, Osaka Medical College, Osaka City University, Kinki University, Kobe University, Shimane University, Hiroshima University, Ehime University, Kochi University, Fukuoka University, Kyushu University, Saga University, Kurume University, Kagoshima University. The authors also express their appreciation to Dr. Chiharu Iwahashi for her help with data analysis.

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  1. Japanese Ocular Inflammation Society, Tokyo, Japan

    Nobuyuki Ohguro, Koh-Hei Sonoda, Masaru Takeuchi, Miyo Matsumura & Manabu Mochizuki

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Koseinennkinn Hospital, 4-2-78 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, 553-0003, Japan

    Nobuyuki Ohguro

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Koh-Hei Sonoda

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan

    Masaru Takeuchi

  5. Nagata Eye Clinic, Nara, Japan

    Miyo Matsumura

  6. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Manabu Mochizuki

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Ohguro, N., Sonoda, KH., Takeuchi, M. et al. The 2009 prospective multi-center epidemiologic survey of uveitis in Japan. Jpn J Ophthalmol 56, 432–435 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-012-0158-z

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Keywords

  • Epidemiology
  • Survey
  • Intraocular inflammation
  • Uveitis