title: MOBILE SUBRETINAL CYSTICERCUS IMAGED BY SPECTRAL-DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH MOTION TRACKER.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report optical coherence tomography-based videoimaging of alive subretinal cysticercus along with its mobile scolex.
  
  
  METHODS
  Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was used to record high-definition videoimages, using the inbuilt motion tracker, in a 12-year-old boy with history of neurocysticercosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scolex was found to be sensitive to light, and contractile movements were seen in the cyst wall and the germinative layers. The patient underwent vitrectomy, and the diagnoses were confirmed with histopathologic assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optical coherence tomography is a useful tool for diagnosing posterior segment cysticercosis. The intense motion of scolex does not impact the surrounding ocular structures.
authors.affiliation: Retina and Uvea Services, Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bypareddy
authors.forename: Brijesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Takkar
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.forename: Shorya V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.forename: Koushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003552:Cysticercus; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*