Ocular Tuberculosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kumar, Atul (Editor), Chawla, Rohan (Editor), Sharma, Namrata (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Essentials in Ophthalmology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.

A concise guide for ophthalmologists detailing tuberculosis, which can cause disease in multiple organs throughout the body, including the eye. Tuberculosis is an infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can affect any part of the eye (intraocular, superficial or surrounding the eye), with...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Epidemiological Aspect of Ocular Tuberculosis
• 2.Pathogenesis and Pathology of Ocular Tuberculosis
• 3.Imaging Studies for Ocular Tuberculosis
• 4.Laboratory and Radiological Investigations in Diagnosis of Ocular Tuberculosis
• 5.Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon γ Release Assays in the Diagnosis of Ocular Tuberculosis
• 6.Management of Ocular Tuberculosis
• 7.Tubercular Uveitis
• 8.Tubercular Multifocal Serpiginoid Choroiditis
• 9.Tubercular Retinitis and Retinal Vasculitis
• 10.Tubercular Optic Neuropathy
• 11.Ocular Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patients
• 12.Conjunctival and Corneal Tuberculosis
• 13.Tubercular Scleritis
• 14.Orbital and Periorbital Tuberculosis.