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 the eye. TB uveitis is the most common presentation of ocular involvement and has variable clinical features. Active systemic TB may not always accompany the ocular disease. A 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 ATT results in good clinical response.