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Abstract #72676 Published in IGR 18-4
Visual Morbidity and Ocular Complications in Presumed Intraocular Tuberculosis: An Analysis of 354 Cases from a Non-Endemic Population
Gunasekeran DV; Gupta B; Cardoso J; Pavesio CE; Agrawal ROcular Immunology and Inflammation 2017; 0: 1-5
PURPOSE: To describe the visual morbidity associated with intraocular tuberculosis (TB) and to report ocular complications of intraocular TB. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with intraocular TB at a tertiary referral eye care hospital in central London. Data on baseline and final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) along with ocular complications were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: In total, 354 patients with intraocular TB were included in this study. Mean age was 48.45 years (range 19-94) and follow-up was 22.56 ± 7.44 (range 6-30) months post cessation of therapy. Blindness as defined by the World Health Organization was reported in 11 (3.11%) patients at baseline and 13 (3.67%) patients at follow-up. The most common ocular complications were cystoid macular edema (n = 107, 30.5%) and glaucoma (n = 99, 28.12%). CONCLUSION: Intraocular TB can be associated with significant ocular morbidity. Early recognition, treatment, and regular follow-up of this complex disease may help to reduce visual morbidity and ocular complications.
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Classification:
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.4.6 Glaucomas associated with inflammation, uveitis (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
