Table 2.
Referral Specialists Description
| Referring Specialist | Time Between First Symptom or Episode and Uvea Specialist Evaluation | Number of Previous Ophthalmologists Who Evaluated the Patient | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Weeks | Opthalmologists | |
| General | n = 315 | 108.5 ± 164.2 | 1.91 ± 1.09 | |
| Retina specialist | 111 | 35.2 | 87.6 ± 128.1 | 2 ± 1.09 |
| General ophthalmologist | 57 | 18.1 | 129.4 ± 223.8 | 1.67 ± 0.92 |
| Rheumatologist | 45 | 14.3 | 149.1 ± 179 | 1.65 ± 1.05 |
| Cornea and anterior segment specialist | 28 | 8.9 | 74 ± 84.8 | 2.23 ± 1.11 |
| Non-informed | 23 | 7.3 | 87.4 ± 128.8 | 2.06 ± 1.55 |
| Other | 19 | 6 | 144 ± 221.6 | 2 ± 1.22 |
| Glaucoma specialist | 10 | 3.2 | 79.2 ± 149 | 1.67 ± 0.87 |
| Pediatric rheumatologist | 8 | 2.5 | 136.3 ± 161.3 | 1.86 ± 0.38 |
| Oculoplastics specialist | 3 | 1 | 44 | 4 ± 1.41 |
| Pediatric ophthalmologist | 3 | 1 | 87.3 ± 68 | 1.33 ± 0.58 |
| General practice physician | 2 | 0.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Neurologist | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 3 |
| Neuro-ophthalmology specialist | 2 | 0.6 | 156 | 1.5 ± 0.71 |
| Internist | 1 | 0.3 | 52 | NA |
| Optometrist | 1 | 0.3 | 520 | 1 |
| Time between first symptom or episode and uvea specialist evaluation by uveitis type | Causative diagnosis | n = 256 | ||
| Infectious | 107 ± 154.5 | |||
| Non-infectious | 123.6 ± 208.6 | |||
| Anatomical diagnosis | n = 315 | |||
| Anterior | 122.65 ± 180.5 | |||
| Intermediate | 65.57 ± 132.27 | |||
| Posterior | 64.31 ± 132.27 | |||
| Panuveitis | 96.4 ± 133.06 | |||