任何年龄、任何性别或任何地域的人群均可能患有葡萄膜炎。西方国家的发病率和患病率大多相似。该病在美国的发病率约为 15/100,000 人年,然而在北加州进行的一项研究表明其发病率高达 52.4/100,000 人年;在丹麦的发病率约为 14/100,000 人年;在法国的发病率约为 17/100,000 人年。[4]Silverstein A. Changing trends in the etiologic diagnosis of uveitis. Doc Ophthalmol. 1997;94:25-37.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9657289?tool=bestpractice.com[5]Baarsma GS. The epidemiology and genetics of endogenous uveitis: a review. Curr Eye Res. 1992;11 suppl:1-9.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1424734?tool=bestpractice.com[6]Vadot E. Epidemiology of intermediate uveitis: a prospective study in Savoy. Dev Ophthalmol. 1992;23:33-34.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1730371?tool=bestpractice.com[7]Gritz DG, Wong IG. Incidence and prevalence of uveitis in Northern California; the Northern California Epidemiology of Uveitis Study. Ophthalmology. 2004;111:491-500.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15019324?tool=bestpractice.com 在西方国家的患病率约为 38/100,000。[8]Thean LH, Thompson J, Rosenthal AR. A uveitis register at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1996;3:151-158.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8956319?tool=bestpractice.com[9]Barisani-Asenbauer T, Maca SM, Mejdoubi L, et al. Uveitis - a rare disease often associated with systemic diseases and infections - a systematic review of 2619 patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2012;7:57.https://ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1750-1172-7-57http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932001?tool=bestpractice.com 在芬兰,急性前葡萄膜炎尤其常见,年发病率达到 22.6/100,000 人年,患病率则达到 68.7/100,000。[10]Paivonsalo-Hietanen T, Tuominen J, Vaahtoranta-Lehtonen H, et al. Incidence and prevalence of different uveitis entities in Finland. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1997;75:76-81.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9088407?tool=bestpractice.com 葡萄膜炎多发生于 30-40 岁之间。[5]Baarsma GS. The epidemiology and genetics of endogenous uveitis: a review. Curr Eye Res. 1992;11 suppl:1-9.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1424734?tool=bestpractice.com[11]Biswas J, Narain S, Das D, et al. Pattern of uveitis in a referral uveitis clinic in India. Int Ophthalmol. 1996-1997;20:223-228.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9112191?tool=bestpractice.com[12]Merrill PT, Kim J, Cox TA, et al. Uveitis in the southeastern United States. Curr Eye Res. 1997;16:865-874.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9288447?tool=bestpractice.com 前葡萄膜炎,尤其是虹膜炎,是最常见的类型,约占所有病例的 75%。[13]Wakefield D, Dunlop I, McClusky PJ, et al. Uveitis: aetiology and disease associations in an Australian Population. Aus NZ J Ophthalmol. 1986;14:181-187.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3768171?tool=bestpractice.com[14]Rothova A, van Veenedaal WG, Linssen A, et al. Clinical features of acute anterior uveitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1987;103:137-145.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3492916?tool=bestpractice.com 后葡萄膜炎相对少见,最后是中间葡萄膜炎。[9]Barisani-Asenbauer T, Maca SM, Mejdoubi L, et al. Uveitis - a rare disease often associated with systemic diseases and infections - a systematic review of 2619 patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2012;7:57.https://ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1750-1172-7-57http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932001?tool=bestpractice.com