Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Disease/Infection</td><td align="left">Diagnosis</td><td align="left">Treatment </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cysticercosis</td><td align="left">Imaging with ultrasound, MRI and CT <br/>Serology can be useful </td><td align="left">Albendazole, corticosteroids </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Fascioliasis </td><td align="left">Adult worm in the eye </td><td align="left">Vitrectomy and removal of the parasite</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hydatid cyst </td><td align="left">Imaging </td><td align="left">Surgical removal </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Schistosomiasis </td><td align="left">Eggs in the feces, urine or eggs/cercariae in the eye </td><td align="left">Praziquantel </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Ocular parasitosis caused by flat worms (<i>diagnosis and treatment</i>).

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