Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body
Description
uveitis: inflammation of one or all portions of the uveal tract
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H7_SCLERACORNEA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H20/H15/H16/H17/H21/H22/H18 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H15/H18/H16/H22/H20/H17/H21 |
| Include | H7_SCLERITISEPISCLERITIS, H7_SCLERANAS, H7_KERATITIS, H7_CORNEALOTH, H7_IRIDOCYCLITIS, H7_OTHIRISCILIARY |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 5627 | 3128 | 2499 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 4.24 | 4.16 | 4.35 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 50.13 | 50.41 | 49.77 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 26.66 | 27.37 | 25.77 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 3.04 | 2.4 | 3.84 |