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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 May 9;88(6):562–570. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.03.014

Table 2.

Frequency of diagnoses* associated with HZ eye complications. *(Descending order of frequency)

Total F M
Keratitis 144 (76.2%) 84 (77.1%) 60 (75.0%)
Iritis, uveitis 88 (46.6%) 53 (48.6%) 35 (43.8%)
Conjunctivitis 67 (35.4%) 40 (36.7%) 27 (33.8%)
Severe eye pain: 27 (14.3% 18 (16.5%) 9 (11.3%)
Increased intraocular pressure 25 (13.2%) 16 (14.7%) 9 (11.3%)
Scleritis/episcleritis 20 (10.6%) 12 (11.0%) 8 (10.0%)
Corneal scarring 19 (10.1%) 16 (14.7%) 3 (3.8%)**
Ptosis 15 (7.9%) 11 (10.1%) 4 (5.0%)
Corneal ulceration 9 (4.8%) 8 (7.3%) 1 (1.3%)
Decreased vision: 7 (3.7%) 4 (3.7%) 3 (3.8%)
Blurred vision: 6 (3.2%) 5 (4.6%) 1 (1.3%)
Cataracts (from HZ) 6 (3.2%) 5 (4.6%) 1 (1.3%)
Diplopia 5 (2.6%) 3 (2.8%) 2 (2.5%)
Recurrent inflammation:
 Recurrent uveitis: 14 (7.4%) 10 (9.2%) 4 (5.0%)
 Recurrent keratitis: 13 (6.9%) 9 (8.3%) 4 (5.0%)
*

Individuals may have more than one diagnosis

**

P = 0.03 all others p > 0.05