A Case of Cysticercosis in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye.
- Author:
Sun Myung KIM
1
;
Soon Heang CHUNG
;
Nam Cheol CHI
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwang-ju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber*;
Cysticercosis*;
Cysticercus;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1979;20(1):119-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We investigated a case of cyst icercosis in the anterior chamber of right eye in a 45 year-old Korean man. Surgical intervention was performed through the superior limbal incision and cyst, about 5 mm diameter of size. was extracted from the anterior chamber. The microscopic studies revealed a cysticercus cellulosae. Three months after operation, visual acuity improved from 0.4 to 0.9 and the ocular functions are satisfactory. We report here a case of cysticercosis with a brief review of literature.
