Trypanosomiasis also known as sleeping sickness. It is caused by a protozoan parasite called Trypanosoma   cruz and Trypanosoma brucei Rhodesians.

It causes an acute illness leading to death in weeks and months it is one of the most important disease in tropical Africa. The ocular lesions of this disease are Keratitis  Endophthalmitis in septicemia  Choroiditis  Optic atrophy an important cause of blindness Share your views.