Table 1.
Characteristics of Cases with Varicella Zoster Virus Anterior Uveitis
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Number cases | 123 |
| Demographics | |
| Age, median, years (25th 75th percentile) | 63 (54, 73) |
| Age category, years (%) | |
| ≤16 | 2 |
| 17–50 | 15 |
| 51–60 | 23 |
| >60 | 61 |
| Gender (%) | |
| Men | 40 |
| Women | 60 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 72 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
| Asian, Pacific Islander | 11 |
| Other | 3 |
| Missing/unknown | 8 |
| Uveitis History | |
| Uveitis course (%) | |
| Acute, monophasic | 38 |
| Acute, recurrent | 6 |
| Chronic | 41 |
| Indeterminate | 15 |
| Laterality (%) | |
| Unilateral | 96 |
| Unilateral, alternating | 0 |
| Bilateral | 4 |
| Ophthalmic examination | |
| Cornea | |
| No keratitis | 71 |
| Keratitis | 29 |
| Keratic precipitates (%) | |
| None | 30 |
| Fine | 42 |
| Round | 11 |
| Stellate | 3 |
| Mutton Fat | 13 |
| Other | 1 |
| Anterior chamber cells (%) | |
| Grade ½+ | 29 |
| 1+ | 41 |
| 2+ | 23 |
| 3+ | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
| Hypopyon (%) | 0 |
| Anterior chamber flare (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 55 |
| 1+ | 34 |
| 2+ | 11 |
| 3+ | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
| Iris (%) | |
| Normal | 79 |
| Posterior synechiae | 7 |
| Sectoral iris atrophy | 11 |
| Patch iris atrophy | 3 |
| Diffuse iris atrophy | 2 |
| Heterochromia | 2 |
| Intraocular pressure (IOP), involved eyes | |
| Median, mm Hg (25th, 75th percentile) | 14 (12, 20) |
| Proportion patients with IOP>24 mm Hg either eye (%) | 26 |
| Vitreous cells (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 88 |
| ½+ | 10 |
| 1+ | 2 |
| 2+ | 1 |
| 3+ | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
| Dermatomal Herpes zoster (%) | 86 |
| Immune compromised host (%) | 7 |
| Laboratory | |
| Aqueous PCR positive for VZV* (%) | 20 |
*
PCR = polymerase chain reaction; VZV=varicella zoster virus; 25 patients tested and 25 (100%) were positive.