Surgical removal of subretinal cysticercosis in conjunction with administration of intravenous methylprednisolone: A case report
The index case shows a favorable visual recovery in a patient with a subfoveal cyst of relatively long duration. We hypothesize that intravenous methylprednisolone in conjunction with routine treatment may have led to favorable visual outcomes.
Authors
- Jia‐Horung Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9582-439X)
- Amir Akhavanrezayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-4330)
- Amrit Banstola
- Muna Kharel
- Shama R. Iyer
- Anadi Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0444-224X)
- Quan Dong Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-8441)
- Woong-Sun Yoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2279-2929)
- Ankur Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-5519)
- Tanya Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4397-6432)
Institutions
- Biratnagar Eye Hospital (NP)
- Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (IN)
- Lumbini Eye Institute (NP)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2025.102280
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- National Eye Institute