Purpose We aim to look at the complications encountered by a cohort of pediatric uveitis patients from north India.Methods Retrospectively, complications seen in patients younger than 16 years diagnosed with uveitis between January 2006 to March 2015 were noted.Results Data of 104 children, with a mean follow-up of 3.40 ± 2.34 years was studied. Cataract (n = 42, 24.00%), band-shaped keratopathy (n = 32, 18.29%) and Glaucoma/OHT (n = 11, 6.29%) were most encountered complications at presentation. Glaucoma/OHT (29.71%; n = 52), cataract (18.86%; n = 33) and maculopathy (n=12;6.86%) were the most common complications at follow up. Maculopathy (35%) and Glaucoma/OHT (20%) were the most common causes of visual acuity ≤3/60.Conclusions Cataract is the most critical complication in children with uveitis at presentation and raised intraocular pressure occurs at follow-up, perhaps attributed to the treatment. Maculopathy is the most common cause of blindness in these children.
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