Treatment
of the Living Intracameral Gnathostome Using Laser Photocoagulation : a
case report
Thawachai
Pansatiankul M.D.
Prasart Laksanaphuk M.D.
Pakitti Tayanithi
M.D.
* Department of Ophthalmology,
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
ABSTRACT Gnathostoma
spinigerum is the most common tissue parasitic infestation and is the second
most common ocular parasite in Thailand. Symptoms and signs relate to the
random migration of the larva through the host tissue. We reported a case
of living intracameral third stage larva of gnathostoma caught by argon laser
photocoagulation before its escape. The dead parasite was success fully removed
under local anesthesia and normal visual acuity has been restored.
Thai
J Ophthalmol 1990; Jan - June 4 (1): 21-24 |