Implications of the Pacific Ocular Inflammation Uveitis Epidemiology Study

• Autores: Steven Yeh, Farzin Forooghian, Eric B. Suhler
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 311, Nº. 18, 2014, págs. 1912-1913
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Importance Uveitis is responsible for a significant proportion of legal blindness in the United States. Currently, there are few population-based reports characterizing the epidemiology of uveitis.

    Objective To ascertain the incidence and prevalence of uveitis in a Hawaiian population and compare these estimates with those from prior population-based studies.