Surgically removed submacular nematode
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Toho University Sakura Hospital, Sakura, Japan
- Shuichi Yamamoto, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Hospital, 564-1 Shimoshizu, Sakura, Chiba 2858741, Japan.
- Accepted 19 July 1999
Editor,—Intraocular filariasis is an uncommon disease in civilised countries. In only a few cases has the worm been surgically removed from the posterior portion of the eye and identified.1 In this report we describe a patient who had a filaria-like worm in an epimacular and/or submacular lesion, which was successfully removed surgically.
CASE REPORT
A 38 year old woman complained of decreased visual acuity in her left eye of 5 days’ duration. Her medical history was unremarkable. The patient had two pet dogs, and she had not travelled to foreign countries in recent years. On examination, her corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/100 in the left. No inflammation was present in the anterior segment or vitreous cavity bilaterally. Ophthalmoscopic examination disclosed a white worm, approximately 3 disc diameters in length, equivalent …
