Sir, the recent publication on intraocular cysticercosis is very interesting.Citation1 Wender et al. noted that “the cyst may be in either the vitreous cavity or the subretinal space, and visual acuity at presentation is often poor.”1 We would like to add to this report. First, a changing in trend of ocular cysticercosis should be mentioned. Madigubba et al. noted that “frequency of surgically excised ocular cysticercosis [has] remained constant over [the] last two decades with an increasing manifestation of intravitreal cysticercosis in recent years.”2 This confirms the ongoing importance of this ocular infection at present. Second, although it is not common, the ocular problem can still be the presentation of extraocular cysticercosis. The pressure effect due to intraventricular or intraspinal cysticercosisCitation3 can result in blurred vision.
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- Wender JD, Rathinam SR, Shaw RE, Cunningham ET Jr. Intraocular cysticercosis: case series and comprehensive review of the literature. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2011 Aug;19(4):240–245.
- Madigubba S, Vishwanath K, Reddy G, Vemuganti GK. Changing trends in ocular cysticercosis over two decades: an analysis of 118 surgically excised cysts. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2007 Jul;25(3):214–219.
- Seo JH, Seo HJ, Kim SW, Shin H. Isolated spinal neurocysticercosis: unusual ocular presentation mimicking pseudotumor cerebri. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2011 May;49(5):296–298.