Toxocara polymerase chain reaction on ocular fluids in bilateral granulomatous chorioretinitis

Abstract

Jenny Xue Tian,1 Stephen O’Hagan2 1Ophthalmology Department, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, QLD, Australia; 2Ophthalmology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia Abstract: To report a rare case of bilateral granulomatous chorioretinitis complicated by bilateral peripapillary choroidal neovascular membranes. This is the first reported case in Australia where intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor ranibizumab were used to successfully treat choroidal neovascular membrane caused by granulomatous chorioretinitis. This is also the first reported case in Australia of Toxocara polymerase chain reaction being performed on intraocular fluids. Keywords: granulomatous chorioretinitis, ocular toxocariasis, neovascular membrane, anti-VEGF