Author(s)

Nidain Maneh^1,2*, Adakou Aimée Victoire Abaglo², Bénédicte Marèbe Diatewa², Kanfiaguin Boundja², Yawa Ebeva Nagbe¹, Mawuli Ayodele Komi Santos¹, Kokou Vonor³, Kokou Messan Amedome³, Didier Koffi Ayena¹

¹Ophthalmology Department, University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
²Ophthalmology Department, Teaching Hospital (CHU) Campus, Lome, Togo.
³Ophthalmology Department, University of Kara, Kara, Togo.

Background: Uveitis is a serious disease which dangerous complications can jeopardize the visual prognosis. Anterior uveitis (AU) is the inflammation of the anterior uvea which is composed of the iris and the ciliary body. The objective of the study was to identify the epidemiological and etiological determinants of non-traumatic anterior uveitis at the Campus Teaching Hospital of Lomé. Materials and Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study of the records of patients diagnosed with anterior uveitis (AU) without a notion of trauma in the ophthalmology department of CHU Campus of Lomé from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 (10 years). Results: 141 cases of uveitis, representing a prevalence of 0.18%. Female predominance, with a sex ratio of 0.76. Mean age was 34.74 ± 13.20 years. Decreased visual acuity was the primary complaint (34.40%), followed by ocular pain (28%). Non-traumatic anterior uveitis was unilateral in 87.2% of cases. Retro-corneal precipitates were present in all patients. 61.60% of patients had Tyndall in the anterior chamber. The etiology of non-traumatic AU was undetermined in 76.80% of cases. Toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis and syphilis were the main etiologies found. Conclusion: Non-traumatic anterior uveitis is relatively rare but serious, often affecting young subjects. It is a pathology that engages eye health professionals, not only because of the difficulties involved in diagnosing the etiology, but also because of its progression which sometimes leads to blindness.

Anterior Uveitis, Non-Traumatic, Epidemiology, Etiology, Lome

Maneh, N. , Abaglo, A. , Diatewa, B. , Boundja, K. , Nagbe, Y. , Santos, M. , Vonor, K. , Amedome, K. and Ayena, D. (2023) Ten Years of Epidemiological and Diagnostic Aspects of Non-Traumatic Anterior Uveitis at Campus Teaching Hospital of Lome-Togo. Open Journal of Ophthalmology, 13, 280-287. doi: 10.4236/ojoph.2023.133027.