title: Ocular myocysticercosis: favorable outcomes with early diagnosis and appropriate therapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ocular myocysticercosis is rare and a high index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of ocular myocysticercosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a series of three patients who had different clinical presentations of ocular myocysticerocosis namely diplopia, restricted ocular motility and sub-conjunctival cyst. The treatment with oral albendazole and prednisolone was effective in all three cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Favorable outcomes can be achieved with a high index of suspicion, early diagnosis and treatment with oral albendazole and prednisolone in patients with ocular myocysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. rupalichopra@gmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chopra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole