Dillan Cunha Amaral, Mark Lane, Eduardo Henrique Cassins Aguiar, Guilherme Nunes Marques, Luiza Visentin Cavassani, Márcio Penha Morterá Rodrigues, Milton Ruiz Alves, José Eduardo Ferreira Manso, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro, Ricardo Noguera Louzada
BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii causes ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), involving inflammation, scarring, and retinal complications. The OT complications were retinal detachment (RD), and retinal breakage (RB). Surgical interventions like scleral buckling (SB) and vitrectomy are common. Limited understanding exists of the safety and efficacy of surgical management of RD/RB secondary to OT. Another complication is toxoplasmosis-related macular holes (tMH), with sparse evidence on surgical outcomes...
February 29, 2024: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous