Clinical presentation:
(1) impaired vision with reduced light perception
(2) eye ache or pain
(3) ante-ocular "shadows"
Signs and symptoms may affect only one eye.
The diagnosis is relatively simple if the patient has risk factors for cysticercosis and involvement of other organs.
The parasiste can be found:
(1) on fundiscopic exam
(2) on Doppler ultrasonography
Common locations for the cysts:
(1) within the vitreous chamber
(2) subretinal
Stages:
(1) co-existence (minimal inflammation with cysticerus vesicle wall thin)
(2) degeneration and death, with inflammatory response
(3) calcification
Complications may include:
(1) cataract
(2) vitreous exudates and inflammation
(3) retinal proliferation and detachment
(4) inflammation of the anterior segment
(5) inflammation of the optic nerve
