title: Clinical Profile, Treatment, and Visual Outcome of Ocular Toxocara in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the clinical features, treatment, and visual outcome in ocular toxocariasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 16 cases diagnosed as ocular toxocariasis clinically and/or serologically were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the patients was 22.6 years. Cases were categorized into three clinical types with peripheral granuloma (43.7%) as the most common presentation. Of the patients, 10 (62.5%) had positive serum ELISA for T. canis; five (31.2%) received combination treatment with anthelmintic and corticosteroid, and eight (50%) patients had vitreous surgery. The visual outcome in eyes which underwent surgery was better, however the difference in medically and surgically treated groups was insignificant (p = 0.11). There was also no difference in visual outcome among the three clinical groups (p = 0.20).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ocular toxocariasis has a varied presentation spectrum. Serum ELISA for T. canis aids in diagnosis. The difference in visual outcome among clinical and treatment groups was insignificant. However, in general, ocular toxocariasis resulted in a poor visual outcome.
authors.affiliation: a Sankara Nethralaya , Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services , Chennai , India.
authors.forename: Ekta S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.affiliation: a Sankara Nethralaya , Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services , Chennai , India.
authors.forename: Bikramjit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: a Sankara Nethralaya , Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services , Chennai , India.
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: a Sankara Nethralaya , Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services , Chennai , India.
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth
keywords: Granuloma; helminthic zoonosis; nematode endophthalmitis; ocular toxocara; serum ELISA T. canis