Ocular toxoplasmosis and visual field defects.
We studied 34 patients with peripapillary lesions secondary to toxoplasmosis. All patients had visual field defects corresponding to interruption of the nerve fiber layer of the retina. The extent of visual field loss increased with proximity to the disk.
D000328:Adult; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000209:etiology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014794:Visual Fields