Post

New research · Ophthalmology
The Indian journal of medical research · 14h
Cohort studyThe Indian journal of medical research · 2026

Leptospiral uveitis: A late complication of systemic leptospirosis.

S R Rathinam, Rajesh Vedhanayagi, Radhika T Thundikandy … Jeya Kohila
Read paper
OphthalmologyCohort study

Most eyes with leptospiral uveitis gained two or more lines of vision after steroid treatment

Leptospiral uveitis: A late complication of systemic leptospirosis.

S R Rathinam … Jeya Kohila
The Indian journal of medical research · 2026
Background

And objectives Leptospirosis is an important animal borne disease that primarily affects farmers in tropical countries.

Methods

In this retrospective observational study, we have reviewed the data from clinical and laboratory records of microscopic agglutination test (microscopic agglutination test) positive, uveitis patients seen between 1994 and 2017 at the uveitis department of a university affiliated ophthalmology postgraduate institute in Tamil Nadu, South India.

n = 1224 eyes
Results
94.5%
nearly all eyes saw noticeably better after steroid treatment
n = 1224 eyes
More results

Out of a total of 75,150 new uveitis cases with different aetiologies seen in 24 years, 3,658 (4.9%) had clinical diagnosis of leptospiral uveitis.

Of them, 1,268 (34.7%) patients were positive for leptospiral serological test.

Of 876, 650 (74.2%) were men, 482 (55%) were farmers.

More results

Inflammatory control was achieved in 96% of the patients.

“
Conclusion

Recognition of this entity is vital, especially in young males in whom other immunological uveitis are also common.

Read paper
0 comments

No comments yet. Be the first.

Related papers

LatestFoundational
AI / Informatics
0·962 for OCT
MerMED-FM was very accurate at diagnosing diseases using eye scans
AI / Informatics
0.98
Artificial intelligence's eyelid-height measurements matched doctors' manual measurements almost perfectly
AI / Informatics
92.1%
combining eye scans and photos correctly told benign from cancerous lesions apart nearly every time
Cohort Study
28.6%
recurred locally in more than 1 in 4 patients over years of follow-up
Cohort Study
-0.395
excision group's post-op eyelid fullness score was lower - greater improvement
Cohort Study
86.7%
of infants probed after 12 months still had unresolved tear duct blockage
Observational
16%
eyelid tissue in rosacea patients showed less of this key repair-signaling protein inside cell nuclei
Cohort Study
25%
about 1 in 4 treated cases had symptoms return after improving