title: Intraocular Nematode Affixed to Posterior Lens Capsule.
abstract: The clinical presentation of an intraocular nematode unusually affixed to the posterior lens capsule is described. A 64-year-old female patient presented with a 7-year history of gradually declining vision and enlarging central scotoma, but no inflammation. On follow-up 2 years later, vision had further declined and a non-motile, 8-mm nematode was seen affixed to the posterior lens capsule that remained unchanged through final follow-up. The patient disclosed having resided in Africa as a child. Systemic review revealed no evidence of extraocular involvement. Nematode carcasses may remain preserved in the human eye for extended periods without ongoing inflammation.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Karth
authors.forename: Christian C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Swinney
authors.forename: Darius M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Moshfeghi
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Yannuzzi
authors.forename: Claudine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D057852:Posterior Capsule of the Lens / Q000469:parasitology*; D012607:Scotoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis