Clinical characteristics, visual acuity outcomes, and factors associated with loss of vision among patients with active ocular toxoplasmosis: A retrospective study in a Thai tertiary center.
Wantanee SittivarakulWanitcha TreerutpunUsanee TungsattayathitthanPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
Ocular toxoplasmosis mainly presents as unilateral primary retinitis within the posterior pole. Severe VA loss was observed in one-fifth of eyes following treatment with lesion resolution. Immunocompromised patients, eyes with macular lesions, and poor initial VA were associated with poor VA outcomes.
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- optical coherence tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- optic nerve
- cataract surgery
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- single molecule
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- combination therapy
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- age related macular degeneration
- mechanical ventilation