title: Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography appearance of a retinal nematode.
abstract: A 65-year-old man presented with decreased visual acuity in his left eye of 10 days' duration. Ocular examination revealed visual acuity of 20/200 in the left eye caused by a visible retinal nematode (roundworm) located close to the fovea. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging showed the nematode in the retinal nerve fiber layer. The patient was followed up without treatment, and the nematode disappeared spontaneously after 5 weeks. Visual acuity in the affected eye improved to 20/25.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masudi
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soheilian
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nourinia
authors.forename: Rasam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soheilian
authors.forename: Gholam A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Peyman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity