Lyon Uveitis Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Uveitis or inflammation of the uveal tract results from a heterogeneous collection of disorders of varying etiologies and pathogenic mechanisms. Uveitis is relatively frequent in industrial countries with an estimation of 115 cases for 100 000 persons and is associated with a blindness risk of 10%. Causes of uveitis can be related to different etiologies (infectious, inflammatory or general inflammatory diseases). Therapeutic care is based on ophthalmologic and systemic diagnosis and treatment strategy depends on the severity of inflammation. The main objective of the Lyon uveitis study is to analyze the uveitis ophthalmologic etiology and diagnostic and therapeutic care of the patients. This study is proposed to all patients diagnosed for uveitis and referred to the Department of Internal Medicine of the Croix Rousse hospital, Lyon, france for etiologic diagnosis or treatment. Analysis of i) patients' characteristics, ii) the relevance of complementary exams to determine the uveitis etiology, iii) treatment used. This study will allow a better characterization of the disease on diagnosis practices and therapeutic care.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
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• Diagnosis of uveitis

• First consultation in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Croix-Rousse hospital, Lyon, France

Locations
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France
Department of Internal Medicine, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITING
Lyon
Contact Information
Primary
Pascal Sève, MD, PhD
pascal.seve@chu-lyon.fr
+33-4 26 73 26 27
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 750
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Hospices Civils de Lyon

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