Extracting a large live freely floating cysticercosis cyst from the anterior chamber of the eye using visco expression technique: A case report
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- 1 January 2016
- journal article
- Published by Medknow in Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 30 (1) , 56-59
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.08.003
Abstract
Ocular involvement by cysticercosis is uncommon and rare in the anterior chamber. It can give rise to iridocyclitis which can be potentially blinding to the patient. The management is usually surgical. We report a case of 18-year-old girl with large cysticercosis cyst in the anterior chamber. The cyst was removed intact by viscoexpression technique from the anterior chamber of the eye and the patient achieved visual acuity of 6/9 post-operatively.Keywords
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