Abdulaal Marwan R, Abiad Bachir H, Hamam Rola N
Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236/D41, Riad El Solh, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
J Ophthalmol. 2015;2015:509456. doi: 10.1155/2015/509456. Epub 2015 May 18.
Uveitis is a vision threatening inflammation of the eye that carries considerable morbidity. It is responsible for 10% of legal blindness in the United States and up to 25% in the developing world. Uveitis in patients more than 60 years of age is less common. The aging body has a changing response of the immune system, which might reflect a different pattern of uveitis in the elderly population. In this paper we review the incidence and patterns of uveitis in the elderly as reported in the literature and discuss changes with time. We also delineate a thorough differential diagnosis of de novo uveitis in the elderly.
葡萄膜炎是一种威胁视力的眼部炎症，会引发相当高的发病率。在美国，它导致了10%的法定失明，在发展中国家这一比例高达25%。60岁以上患者患葡萄膜炎的情况较为少见。随着身体衰老，免疫系统的反应会发生变化，这可能反映出老年人群中葡萄膜炎的不同模式。在本文中，我们回顾了文献中报道的老年人葡萄膜炎的发病率和模式，并讨论了随时间的变化。我们还详细阐述了对老年人新发葡萄膜炎的全面鉴别诊断。
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