Tuberculosis in the TB endemic countries commonly manifests in the eye as tuberculous
uveitis. There is a wide spectrum of the clinical manifestations of intraocular tuberculosis …

Tuberculosis is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and can
manifest both pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease, including ocular tuberculosis (OTB) …

Purpose Diagnosis of uveitis is difficult. Etiologic investigations should take into account the
epidemiology of uveitis and should focus on the most severe forms of the disease and those …

PURPOSE: To determine ocular signs predictive of tubercular uveitis. DESIGN:
Retrospective, nonrandomized, comparative interventional case study. METHODS: Three …

Serpiginous choroiditis (SC) is a posterior uveitis displaying a geographic pattern of
choroiditis, extending from the juxtapapillary choroid and intermittently spreading …

Topic The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS), supported by the International
Ocular Inflammation Society, International Uveitis Study Group, and Foster Ocular …

Tubercular uveitis (TB-uveitis) remains a conundrum in the uveitis field, which is mainly
related to the diverse clinical phenotypes of TB-uveitis. Moreover, it remains difficult to …

OBJECTIVE:: To analyze the clinical profiles, histopathologic features, and Mycobacterium
tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction testing in patients with ocular tuberculosis. DESIGN …

Different forms of optic neuropathy causing visual impairment of varying severity have been
reported in association with a wide variety of infectious agents. Proper clinical diagnosis of …

Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) provide a new diagnostic method for
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection. However, the diagnostic value of IGRAs for …