Case Report: Management of Dead Intraocular Helminth Parasites in Asymptomatic Patients.

We report four asymptomatic patients from Nepal with an incidental finding of a dead intraocular helminth parasite on ophthalmological routine examination. Because the patients were asymptomatic and the intraocular helminth parasites dead without noted pathology present, it was decided to abstain from surgical removal and pursue a watch-and-wait strategy. The clinical follow-up of the four patients over two years was uneventful and showed no complications. We conclude that dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients without apparent pathology do not require surgical removal.
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Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - May 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sah R, Khatri A, Kharel R, Kc H, Rabaan AA, Tiwari R, Dhama K, Malik YS, Donovan S, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Muigg V, Neumayr A Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research