Cysticercosis of the Eyelid

Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Eye

“…Affected structures include the eyelid, conjunctiva, vitreous, anterior chamber, and subretina. Symptoms may include periorbital pain, diplopia, ptosis, blurring or loss of vision, distortion of images, and the sensation of light flashes (31,111,177,202,237,247).…”

Management of intraocular cysticercosis

“…Ocular involvement occurs in 13±46% of infected patients [5,9]. Most reports of intraocular cases in the last 20 years have been in Latin Americans [1,10]. Adnexal cases were more common in India [12].…”

Orbital Cisticercosis. A Challenger for Neurologists, Ophthalmologists, Neuro-Opthalmologists, and General Practitioners

“…(See figure 7) It is well known that cysticercosis of the extraocular musculature is rare and within this group the affectation of the eyelid is about 0.6% [77] despite the number of patients reported in the medical literature. [214][215][216][217] The Levator palpebrae superioris muscle cysticercosis presenting clinically as ptosis is much more uncommon than other affected extraocular muscles. [218,219] Cysticercosis of the Levator palpebrae superioris, superior rectus, eyelid or anterior orbit are important differential diagnoses for acquiring ptosis.…”

“…underlying muscle. [215] The potential risk of damage to adjacent tissue and adhesion from surgical exploration should not be taken lightly, particularly when effective medical therapy is available. As a general consent medical treatment with albendazol and prednisone is the best choice taken by most of the authors and recommended duration of treatment varies from a few days to up to 6 weeks.…”