Review Article

Uveitis in the Aging Eye: Incidence, Patterns, and Differential Diagnosis

Table 2

Proportion of elderly patients in uveitis epidemiology studies among developed countries.

Developed countries
NameTotal number Elderly patients percentile

China 2012 [5] 58661538 (26.2%)
Italy 2010 [23]1065206 (20.3%)
Japan 2009 [27]843224 (26.8%)
Japan 2009 (2) [28]1240190 (15.3%)
Germany 2009 [29]1916(16%)
China 2003 [38]16028 (17.5%)
Italy 2001 [40]65589 (13.6%)
France 2000 [16]12519 (15.2%)
Switzerland 1998 [17]558151 (27%)
Australia 1994 [18]245 37 (15%)
USA 1998 [17]1328138 (10.4%)
Holland 1992 [13]865182 (20%)
Japan 1997 [11]551165 (29.9%)
Italy 1996 [8]1417228 (16.1%)
Finland 1994 [18]1122191 (17%)
Finland 1975 [19]65389 (13.6%)
USA 1962 [1]ā€‰14

Developing countries
Study Total number Elderly patients percentile

Lebanon 2014 [21]209 18 (9%)
Saudi Arabia 2009 [26]48850 (10.2%)
Colombia 2009 [25]69355 (7.9%)
Turkey 2008 [30]76150 (6.6%)
Tunisia 2007 [32]21936 (7.6%)
Saudi Arabia 2002 [39]20018 (9%)
India 2009 [44]127382 (6.4%)
Nigeria 1977 [15]198760 (3.0%)
Lebanon 2014 [21]209 18 (9%)
Saudi Arabia 2009 [26]48850 (10.2%)
Colombia 2009 [25]69355 (7.9%)
Turkey 2008 [30]76150 (6.6%)