Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is a challenging clinical entity, presenting hurdles in diagnosis and management for both ophthalmologists and infectious disease specialists. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention may be sight-saving in patients with OTB. This article outlines the current controversies associated with this ophthalmic condition. Ocular tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary tuberculous condition and has variable manifestations.
So far, OTB in most cases remains a presumptive diagnosis due to the absence of an ideal diagnostic test. In most cases, ophthalmologists can only commit to probable diagnoses of OTB in the presence of clinical signs and supportive investigations. Current challenges regarding OTB Terminology of OTB The global burden of tuberculosis (TB) is still significant today as a third of the world's population is suspected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.…
