Complicaciones y agudeza visual en los pacientes con uveítis en una unidad multidisciplinar de referencia del norte de España

Objective To describe uveitis complications and visual acuity in a cohort of 500 patients in a multidisciplinary unit in northern Spain. Material and methods Retrospective-prospective study of complications and visual acuity of 500 adult patients evaluated in the Multidisciplinary Unit of the Navarra Hospital Complex from the period January 2010 until March 2015. An analysis was made of the complications, visual acuity and visual loss, with a follow-up of one-year. A comparative study was also made of the complications with 2 previous series published in Madrid and Holland. Results Moderate-severe visual loss was 13.5% in the right eye, and 13% in the left eye. Visual loss was associated with an age of 65 years or above. Complications were observed in 35% of patients, and cataract was the most frequent complication (10%), followed by synechiae (8%), and macular oedema (5%). Compared with the 2 other series, the present cohort showed a higher proportion of cataracts. Conclusions Visual loss was associated with older age and cataract was the most common complication in our study.