Tuberculosis Uveitis; Clinical Findings, Diagnosis and Treatment

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic systemic infectious disease that primarily affects lungs but may also affect extrapulmonary organs including eye. TB uveitis is the most common presentation of ocular involvement and has variable clinical features. Active systemic TB may not always accompany ocular disease. High index of suspicion based on typical clinical manifestations is important in diagnosis. In recent years new classification systems including, clinical signs, microbiological confirmation, immunological evidence and imaging techniques have been suggested for diagnosing intraocular TB. Longer duration of treatment with antituberculosis treatment (ATT) results in good clinical response.