8th International Conference & Expo on Euro Optometry and Vision Science
Rome, Italy
John Kwesi Assan
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Title: Diagnosis and management of ocular toxoplasmosis in an African female
Biography
Biography: John Kwesi Assan
Abstract
Ocular toxoplasmosis occurs as a result of infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. It may be potentially sight-threatening. The disease usually presents with necrotizing retinitis as well as secondary choroiditis in one or both eyes, that occurs adjacent to a pigmented retinochoroidal scar. Retinal vasculitis and vitritis usually accompany this ocular condition. In immunocompromised patients, there may be atypical presentations and/or severe inflammation. A diagnosis of typical ocular toxoplasmosis can be made after a comprehensive clinical examination and may be confirmed with toxoplasma serology. The treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis usually involves oral pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine in addition to oral systemic corticosteroid. Other systemic antibiotics such as clindamycin and azithromycin may also be used to treat ocular toxoplasmosis. Herein is discussed a case of ocular toxoplasmosis, diagnosed and successfully managed in a nineteen-year-old African female.