title: Reactivation of ocular toxoplasmosis after LASIK.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a reactivation of ocular toxoplasmosis after LASIK.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report of a 34-year-old man who underwent bilateral LASIK. The posterior segment examination revealed an old toxoplasmosis scar in the retinal periphery of the right eye.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Uncorrected visual acuity improved postoperatively, and the patient was satisfied. However, 52 days after the procedure, he complained of loss of visual acuity in his right eye. Examination revealed signs of anterior uveitis, vitreitis, and active chorioretinal lesion satellite of the old toxoplasmosis scar. The patient was treated with a multidrug regiment with resolution of the vitreous and lesion activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Toxoplasmosis reactivation may develop after LASIK.
authors.affiliation: Hadasa Optimal, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbara
authors.forename: Raneen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shehadeh-Masha'our
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sartani
authors.forename: Hanna J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Garzozi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents