Are the patients with drug sensitive tuberculosis screened for ocular manifestations? A five year analysis from a medical college hospital of Karnataka, India.

Background: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment may be sight-saving in patients with Ocular Tuberculosis (TB). Patients on anti tubercular treatment (ATT) also need ophthalmological examination at the start of the treatment and monitoring for toxic optic neuropathy regularly till the completion of treatment. This study is a situation analysis of the referral rates to ophthalmologist and clinical presentations of ocular TB among patients admitted with drug sensitive tuberculosis (DS TB).