Tuberculous keratopathy
Tuberculosis is an ancient chronic infectious disease and is still one of the important infectious diseases. Tuberculosis mainly causes lung infection, eyelids, orbits, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctiva. Eye tissues such as the cornea, sclera, uvea, retina, and optic nerve can be directly or indirectly infected. The cornea can develop a variety of tuberculous lesions. Tuberculosis is an ancient chronic infectious disease and is still one of the important infectious diseases. According to WHO statistics, about 8 million new cases occur each year in the world, and at least 3 million people die from the disease. Its incidence rate has been greatly reduced since the founding of the People's Republic of my country. It is worth noting that in recent years, some areas have an upward trend. Tuberculosis mainly causes lung infection, eyelids, orbits, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, uvea, retina, and optic nerve can be directly or indirectly infected. The cornea can develop a variety of tuberculous lesions.
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Site of disease:
Eye
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Infectious :
Contagious
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Frequent population:
People with poor physical condition, tuberculosis patients
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Related symptoms:
Ciliary congestion
corneal opacity
visual impairment
corneal ulcer
pseudohypopyon
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Concurrent disease: