Abstract
Rickettsioses are emergent and resurgent arthropod vector borne diseases due to obligate intracellular small gram-negative
 bacteria. Most of them are transmitted to humans by the bite of infected arthropods, such as ticks. Ocular involvement is common,
 including conjunctivitis, keratitis, anterior uveitis, panuveitis, retinitis, retinal vascular changes, and optic nerve involvement.
 Though rickettsiosis is common in India, there is paucity of rickettsial retinitis (RR) reports from India. Moreover, rickettsial
 sub-types and their association with retinitis have not been studied.Ocular rickettsial infection may be a part of systemic rickettsial
 infection which is mainly autoimmune in nature so treatment is mostly based on steroids and antibiotics.
 We report the case of a 36 year old male native of North India.
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