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Posterior Segment Manifestations of Cysticercosis

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Intraocular cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by pork tapeworm. This condition presents with significant vitreous inflammation and presence of cyst involving various ocular tissues. Posterior segment involvement may include presence of cyst in the subretinal space, optic nerve head, macula, or the periphery. The mainstay of management of this condition is pars plana vitrectomy and removal of the cyst. The index chapter presents four cases of posterior segment manifestations of cysticercosis that were managed surgically with satisfactory visual outcome.

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  1. Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, 600 006, Chennai, India

    Muna Bhende & Pramod S. Bhende

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  1. Advanced Eye Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Vishali Gupta

  2. Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Quan Dong Nguyen

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University, Paris, France

    Phuc LeHoang

  4. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Carl P Herbort Jr.

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Bhende, M., Bhende, P.S. (2016). Posterior Segment Manifestations of Cysticercosis. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_120-1

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