[Epidemiological approach of the role of Chlamydiae in uveitis].

A serologic study on 48 uveitis cases is reported. Antibodies to Chlamydiae trachomatis are significantly more prevalent in acute anterior uveitis than in healthy controls or in other uveitis. This finding does not necessarily imply a direct pathogenic role for Chlamydiae in acute anterior uveitis. A common genetic predisposition to Chlamydia infection and acute anterior uveitis, with particular reference to H.L.A. B 27 antigen, is a more likely explanation.