Echinococcus Cyst of the Eyeball

Primary intravitreal hydatid cyst: diagnosis on cytological examination

“…In the scientific literature there appear to be only eight previous case reports of histologically-proven intra-ocular hydatid cysts (Litricin, 1953;Sinav et al, 1991;Sen et al, 2003). The cyst may present as a painful blind eye, glaucoma, uveitis, or a mass lesion.…”