Acute anterior uveitis in Sydney.

Purpose: To evaluate the patterns of acute and recurrent acute anterior uveitis (AAU) in a metropolitan tertiary referral center.

Methods: A retrospective medical record review of a total of 241 patients with AAU presenting to Sydney Eye Hospital between June 2009 and June 2011 was performed. Patients who underwent typing for the HLA-B27 antigen were included in this study.

What is new HLA-B27 acute anterior uveitis?

Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common form of uveitis, accounting for approximately 90% of all cases. Half of all cases of AAU are HLA-B27 positive. The disease is typically acute in onset, unilateral, nongranulomatous inflammation involving the iris and ciliary body, with a tendency to recurrent attacks.