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By Ronald C. Gentile, MD
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai - Uploaded on Oct 22, 2012.
- Last modified by Chayal Patel on Nov 20, 2012.
- Reviewed by Chayal Patel
- Rating
- Appears in
- Ocular Toxocariasis case 1
- Condition/keywords
- toxocariasis
- Photographer
- The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary Department of Medical Imaging
- Description
- 40-year-old man from South America was referred for a peripheral retinal scar in his left eye. He had a history of conjunctivitis as a child with exposure to multiple pets (cats and dogs). Fundus photo revealed a peripheral scarred sub-retinal granuloma located superior nasal with a retinal fold and traction extending to the optic nerve.