Table 1 Ocular features and complications in 81 eyes of 44 patients with syphilitic posterior uveitis
From: The ghost of the great imitator: prognostic factors for poor outcome in syphilitic uveitis
N (%) | |
|---|---|
BCVA at presentation | |
NLP | 4/81 (5.0%) |
LP–20/200 | 44/81 (54.3%) |
20/160–20/63 | 10/81 (12.3%) |
20/60–20/20 | 23/81 (28.4%) |
Final BCVA | |
NLP | 4/81 (5.0%) |
LP–20/200 | 15/81 (18.5%) |
20/160–20/63 | 8/81 (9.8%) |
20/60–20/20 | 54/81 (66.7%) |
Fundus examination | |
Vitritis | 69/81 (85.2%) |
Optic disc abnormalities | 47/74 (63.5%) |
Retinal involvement | 60/78 (76.9%) |
Retinal vasculitis | 36/78 (46.2%) |
Necrotizing retinitis | 17/78 (21.8%) |
Posterior placoid chorioretinitis | 11/77 (14.3%) |
Non-necrotizing retinitis | 11/78 (14.1%) |
Punctate inner retinal lesions | 6/78 (7.7%) |
Others | 9/78 (11.5%) |
Ocular complications | |
Cataract | 8/81 (9.9%) |
Epiretinal membrane | 4/81 (4.9%) |
Retinal detachment | 10/81 (12.3%) |
Optic atrophy | 4/81 (4.9%) |
Others | 14/81 (17.3%) |