The Retinal Tempest: Toxocara's Trail

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    • By Giriraj Vibhute
      Co-author(s): Srinivas joshi, Apoorva Aychit, Guruprasad Ayachit
    • Uploaded on Aug 31, 2025.
    • Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Sep 3, 2025.
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    Condition/keywords
    Toxocara, toxocara canis, dragged disc, fibrous proliferation
    Photographer
    Dr Giriraj Vibhute, MM Joshi eye institute, Hubli, India.
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Description
    In this striking image, a central white granuloma spirals outward from the optic disc, surrounded by fibrous traction bands and scarring—the telltale markings of intraocular toxocara lesion. The retina is ravaged with proliferative vitreoretinal membranes and peripheral pigmentary changes, starkly illustrating the chronic inflammation and vision-threatening complications caused by Toxocara canis.

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