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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2025

Surgical removal of subretinal cysticercosis in conjunction with administration of intravenous methylprednisolone: A case report.

Amrit Banstola, Sachin Iyer, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Tanya Jain, Muna Kharel, Ankur Sudhir Gupta, Jia-Horung Hung, Woong-Sun Yoo, Quan Dong Nguyen, Anadi Khatri

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Amrit BanstolaLumbini Eye Institute and Research Centre, Lumbini, Nepal.
Sachin IyerSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Amir AkhavanrezayatSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Tanya JainSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Muna KharelBirat Eye Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal.
Ankur Sudhir GuptaSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Jia-Horung HungSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Woong-Sun YooSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Quan Dong NguyenSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Anadi KhatriSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

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Abstract

Purpose: Intraocular cysticercosis in the sub-macular location is a rare but potentially blinding disease. The management requires immediate surgical management and anti-parasitic medications. We present a case of subretinal cysticercosis that was managed with a novel method of intravenous methylprednisolone administration before and after it was surgically removed. Observations: A 17-year-old Indian female patient presented to our clinic with a history of vision deterioration through the last 27 days in her left eye (OS). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in the right eye (OD) and hand motion OS. Fundus examination showed a healthy-appearing OD and a whitish glow in the macular region OS. She was diagnosed with subretinal cysticercosis and underwent pars plana vitrectomy with Conclusion and importance: The index case shows a favorable visual recovery in a patient with a subfoveal cyst of relatively long duration. We hypothesize that intravenous methylprednisolone in conjunction with routine treatment may have led to favorable visual outcomes.

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Intravenous methylprednisoloneManagementRemoval surgerySubretinal cysticercosis

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PMCPMC11879664

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