Nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial keratitis is a chronic inflammation mainly caused by multifocal infiltration of the corneal stroma caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Turner and Stinson reported the first case of NTM keratitis in 1965. Subsequently, reports of NTM keratitis have been increasing. In recent years, due to the popularity of corneal refractive surgery and the widespread use of eye hormones, the infection has a tendency to occur intensively. NTM has so far found more than 100, of which 37 have been reported cases of infection. The Biotech's manual of systemic bacteriology divides NTM into two types: fast-growing and slow-growing.

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