Tuberculous optic neuropathy may follow infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or administration of the bacille Calmette–Guerin. However, this condition is not well described in the ophthalmic literature.
Authors:
Ellen J. Davis, Sivakumar R. Rathinam, Annabelle A. Okada, Sharon L. Tow, Harry Petrushkin, Elizabeth M. Graham, Soon-Phaik Chee, Yan Guex-Crosier, Eva Jakob, Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun, Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., Jacqueline A. Leavitt, Ahmad M. Mansour, Kevin L. Winthrop, William L. Hills and Justine R. Smith
Citation:
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
2012
2:79
Content type: Original Research
Published on: 22 May 2012