J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1975 Dec;16(4):437-440.
A Case of Cysticercus in the Oculorotary Muscle
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalomology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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The Authors recently experienced with a 11 years old female patient who had a cysticercus in her left inferior rectus muscle. Under the diagnosis of a conjunctival cyst, a surgical intervention was carried out. The microscopic studies revealed that as a cysticercus cellulosae. The post-operative outcomes are uneventful and the ocular functions are satisfactory, visual acuity and ocular motility as well.