Journal Reviews

Diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis

1 August 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Ocular tuberculosis, chest X-ray, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay (IGRA), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), tuberculin skin test

This review article provides an update on the methods diagnosing ocular tuberculosis (TB), the difficulties in making the diagnosis and makes recommendations to a more accurate diagnosis by combining the available diagnostic tests. Today ocular TB remains a presumptive clinical...

ARN in North Africa

1 December 2015 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Acute retinal necrosis, herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster virus, North Africa, polymerase chain reaction, retinal detachment

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a rare cause of uveitis. This paper aims to outline the clinical features of 12 patients with ARN in a referral centre in Tunisia, North Africa. A retrospective review of case notes was carried out....

Polymerase chain reaction evaluation of infectious multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis

1 December 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Chain reaction, infectious, multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis, polymerase, tuberculosis, viral

This paper presents a retrospective review of infectious agents associated with multifocal serpiginous choroiditis (MSC) based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation and specific antimicrobial therapy. The study included 13 patients with MSC who were evaluated with PCR for the...