A Case of Cysticercosis in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye.

Kim, Sun Myung; Chung, Soon Heang; Chi, Nam Cheol

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1979;20(1):119-121.
Published online January 1, 1979.

A Case of Cysticercosis in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye.

Sun Myung Kim, Soon Heang Chung, Nam Cheol Chi

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwang-ju, Korea.

전방내 (前房內) 유구낭충증 1예

김선명 , 정순행 , 지남철 ( Sun Myung Kim , Soon Haeng Chung , Nam Chul Chi )

Abstract

We investigated a case of cyst icercosis in the anterior chamber of right eye in a 45 year-old Korean man. Surgical intervention was performed through the superior limbal incision and cyst, about 5 mm diameter of size. was extracted from the anterior chamber. The microscopic studies revealed a cysticercus cellulosae. Three months after operation, visual acuity improved from 0.4 to 0.9 and the ocular functions are satisfactory. We report here a case of cysticercosis with a brief review of literature.