There is itching, a burning sensation, irritation or grittiness, redness, blurred vision which improves with blinking, excessive tearing or increased discomfort after reading, watching TV or working at a computer.
Not only are the complaints numerous but the men, women and children who come to seek help are also worried because it concerns one of the most precious organs - the eye.
Tuberculosis - for long counted among the most lethal infectious diseases in the world - has just become more dangerous. New strains of this virulent disease are becoming increasingly impervious to treatment with cases of Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR TB) being widely documented. Early this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) upped the ante with a report detailing the global health risk posed by a lethal new form of drug resistant tuberculosis - Extreme Drug Resistant TB or XDR TB.
