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Prevalence and incidence of uveitis

3 June 2021 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Incidence, epidemiology, prevalence, systematic review, uveitis

Uveitis encompasses a group of diseases characterised by the inflammation of fovea uvea which are potentially vision threatening. However, the frequency of this condition is unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to provide estimates of the frequency of uveitis...

The incidence of retinal vein occlusion in patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma

1 June 2019 | | Glaucoma | Glaucoma, Incidence, Pseudoexfoliation, Retinal vein occlusion

In this retrospective study the authors aimed to evaluate PXF as an independent risk factor for the occurrence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Three hundred PXF glaucoma patients (PXF group), 300 non-PXF glaucoma patients, and 599 non glaucoma non-PXF (nGnP...