| Literature DB >> 20669882 |
Rafael T Cortez, Gema Ramirez, Lucienne Collet, Gian Paolo Giuliari.
Abstract
Parasitic infections may damage various ocular tissues, thereby causing visual dysfunction. In 1950, Wilder described the first case in which larval forms of nematodal intestinal roundworms (Ascaridoidea: Ascaris, Toxocara, Ancylostoma, Necator, and Strongyloides) were implicated as a cause of intraocular disease. This review focuses on two disorders associated with parasitic infections: ocular toxocariasis and diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis. Copyright 2011, SLACK Incorporated.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20669882 DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20100719-02
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus ISSN: 0191-3913 Impact factor: 1.402