Table 2.
Rate of ocular sarcoidosis in different studies.
| Population | Patients with sarcoidosis | Reported ocular involvement, n of patients | Rate of ocular involvement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birnbaum et al. (5) | USA | 15,130 | 1,256 | 8% |
| Judson et al. (10) | USA | 1,256 | 287 | 23% |
| Baughman et al. (6) | USA | 1,587 | 465 | 29% |
| Morimoto et al. (3) | Japan | 996 | 546 | 55% |
| Baughman et al. (7) | USA | 736 | 87 | 12% |
| Obenauf et al. (16) | USA | 532 | 202 | 38% |
| James et al. (17) | UK | 442 | 123 | 28% |
| Ungprasert et al. (18) | USA | 345 | 23 | 7% |
| Jabs and Johns (19) | USA | 183 | 47 | 26% |
| Atmaca et al. (20) | Turkey | 139 | 18 | 13% |
| Lee et al. (21) | Korea | 104 | 22 | 21% |
| Jackson et al. (22) | UK | 82 | 12 | 15% |
| Evans et al. (4) | USA | 81 | 65 | 80% |
| Sheu et al. (23) | Taiwan | 55 | 19 | 35% |
| Khanna et al. (24) | India | 48 | 14 | 29% |
| Dróbecka et al. (25) | Poland | 33 | 6 | 18% |
| Overall | 21,749 | 3,192 | ||
| Pooled prevalence | 15% | |||