Mehta Salil A
Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Ophthalmology, Mumbai, India.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2007 Nov-Dec;15(6):421-3. doi: 10.1080/09273940701732248.
To identify the sources of anxiety from patient blogs.
Blogs were identified using www.blogsearch.google.com. and the following noted: age, sex, location, type of uveitis, symptoms, and the sources of anxiety.
103 blogs were identified. Anterior uveitis was the most common type followed by multifocal choroiditis and sympathetic ophthalmia. Sources of anxiety include acute pain, redness, photophobia and visual loss, initial misdiagnosis and monetary expenses.
Physicians should focus on pain relief and counsel on visual loss including its impact on career or livelihood needs. Patients seen in emergency situations need early referral.
确定患者博客中焦虑情绪的来源。
通过www.blogsearch.google.com识别博客，并记录以下信息：年龄、性别、地点、葡萄膜炎类型、症状以及焦虑情绪的来源。
共识别出103篇博客。前葡萄膜炎是最常见的类型，其次是多灶性脉络膜炎和交感性眼炎。焦虑情绪的来源包括急性疼痛、眼红、畏光和视力丧失、初始误诊以及金钱支出。
医生应专注于缓解疼痛，并就视力丧失及其对职业或生计需求的影响提供咨询。在急诊情况下就诊的患者需要早期转诊。
