Reactivation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis After Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Hazar, Leyla; Altan, Çiğdem; Başarır, Berna; Yazıcı, Ahmet; Oyur, Gülistan; Demirok, Ahmet

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“…[ 18 ] There is controversy on the possibility of reactivation of infection following any intraocular surgery. [ 19 20 ] In our series, one of four patients received prophylactic treatment as the lesion was close to macula, but others did not receive as the toxoplasma scar was away from macula. None of them had any reactivation of infection at last visit.…”

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Anatomical and functional outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for inflammatory epiretinal membrane surgery in healed toxoplasmosis infection

Raval

Rao

Das

2018

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Epiretinal membrane over macula secondary to toxoplasmosis compromises vision. We describe the outcome of pars plana vitrectomy and epiretinal membrane removal after adequate treatment of acute infection. The average age of all four male patients was 36 years (range 20–60 years). Following surgery there was an average three or more lines visual acuity improvement, restoration of foveal contour with reduction in central macular thickness. One patient developed choroidal neovascular membrane postsurgery and was effectively treated with intravitreal bevacizumab. Surgery for ERM secondary to healed toxoplasmosis infection has good anatomical outcome and reasonable visual improvement, when the surgery is done in a quiet eye.

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confidence: 89%