Acute onset bilateral myopia in convalescence phase of varicella infection

Abstract

A 13 year old boy presented with sudden onset of painless blurring of vision in his both eye, twenty days following varicella infection. Ocular examination revealed -3.00 DS refractive error; and cilio-choroidal effusion. After treatment at 1 months he had unaided 6/6; N-6 vision in both eyes.

Keywords

• Cilio-choroidal effusion
• myopia
• varicella