- TB bacteria can spread from the lungs to any part of the body, including the eyes.
- With the rise in TB cases worldwide, Ocular (eye) TB cases are also on the rise.
- Ocular TB must be treated with a full course of anti-TB medications after evaluation by an expert Ophthalmologist.
- In a year, LVPEI manages over 1000 cases of Ocular TB across its network centres.
- Ocular TB can be difficult to diagnose through the standard TB test, and much depends on an ophthalmologist estimating its probability accurately.
- To standardize the diagnosis and treatment of ocular TB, the Indian Government is taking dedicated measures, such as the Indian Extrapulmonary TB (INDEX-TB) guidelines, also endorsed by WHO.
- Ocular tuberculosis has become one of th...