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A 12-year-old girl presented with a history of repeated headaches (with no ocular symptoms) for 3 years. There was no history of ocular trauma or surgery. On ocular examination elsewhere, she was diagnosed as having intravitreal cysticercosis after observing a cyst in the left eye and was referred for vitrectomy to a tertiary eye care centre.
Her vision was 20/20 in both eyes, with no signs of ocular inflammation. Biomicroscopic examination of the left eye showed a mobile, pigmented, circular cyst in the anterior vitreous, but it was not blocking the pupillary axis (figure 1). Intraocular pressure and fundus examination of both eyes was normal. Ultrasonography revealed a free-floating cyst with no scolex in the anterior vitreous. Ultrasound biomicroscopy did not show any other cyst or mass in the iris and ciliary body. Non-contrast head CT of the brain and orbit ruled out intracranial cysticercosis. The...
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