Pattern of Symptoms, Aetiologies, and Associated Risk Factors of Unilateral Acute Non-granulomatous Anterior Uveitis Cases Presenting in a Tertiary Eye Institute of Nepal
Unilateral NGAU in Nepali population is strongly associated with present or past smoking, not strongly associated with stress factor, relapses mostly in summer season, and shows HLA-B27 gene positivity in slightly >50% population. Other than pain, redness, photophobia, and decreased vision, watering can also be one of the presenting symptoms of NGAU cases.
Authors
- Vidisha Gupta
- Anu Manandhar
- Araniko Pandey
Institutions
- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (NP)
- Civil Service Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v16i2.66143
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00