Subretinal Cysticercosis Extraction With Bimanual, 3-D, Heads-Up-Assisted Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Clinicopathological Correlation and Surgical Technique

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018 Sep 1;49(9):708-711. doi: 10.3928/23258160-20180831-09.

Abstract

A 16-year-old male presented with blurred vision in the right eye after recent travel to Nicaragua. Funduscopic examination revealed subretinal cysticercosis superior to the optic nerve. The cyst was drained and excised using a bimanual, three-dimensional, heads-up-assisted pars plana vitrectomy without complications. Technical maneuvers for cyst extraction along with clinicopathological correlation are described. Postoperatively, the patient exhibits no signs of recurrence and has excellent vision. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:708-711.].

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cysticercosis / diagnosis
  • Cysticercosis / surgery*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / surgery*
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Retina / diagnostic imaging*
  • Retina / parasitology
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Visual Acuity*
  • Vitrectomy / methods*