Abstract:To describe the clinical features, longitudinal pattern, and incidence rate of improvement of visual acuity (VA) following antibiotic therapy in patients with syphilitic uveitis. A total of 36 patients were included in this retrospective study from 2009 to 2020. The longitudinal patterns of mean VA values during follow-up were analyzed using a linear mixed model. Most patients were men with HIV coinfection (81%) and presented with panuveitis (49%). The mean VA at baseline improved from 0.97 to 0.39 logMAR at 6… Show more
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