Clinical Study of Primary Ocular Tuberculosis

Introduction: “Primary Ocular Tuberculosis” describes an infection by the M. tuberculosis species that can affect any part of the eye (intraocular/extraocular) without any systemic manifestations. Materials and Methods: Prospective Study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital on patients diagnosed to have primary ocular tuberculosis attending the outpatient and inpatient department of ophthalmology. Results: In our study we reported 7 cases of primary ocular tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of eyelid (1 case), Tuberculosis of conjunctiva (2 cases), Tuberculosis of lacrimal sac (2 cases), Tuberculsois of uvea presenting as acute non granulomatous anterior uveitis with iris granuloma (1 case) and infectious tubercular scleromalacia perforans (1 case). Conclusion: Since ocular tuberculosis is treatable and eyes can be saved using anti-tuberculous treatment if detected early, considerable stress should be laid on its early diagnosis and prompt treatment so as to prevent ocular morbidity and blindness.