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ROBERT E. KING, MD; DONALD L. PRAEGER, MD; JOSEPH W. HALLETT, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1964;72(1):16-22.

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Introduction

In 1936 the French ophthalmologist, Toulant, wrote "L'amibiase oculaire existe-t-elle?"¹ His skepticism seems justified by the tremendous variety of ocular manifestations attributed to amebiasis in the literature. Basquis² in 1930 summarized 108 case reports of ocular amebiasis from the literature, only four of which exhibited choroidopathy. Varas Samaniego³ reported the first successfully treated case of ocular amebiasis. Harris and Birch⁴ attributed a case of bilateral granulomatous uveitis to amebiasis. Braley and Hamilton⁵ defined a specific posterior polar choroidosis associated with amebiasis which responded to antiamebic therapy. Eggers⁸ presented a case similar to those of Braley and Hamilton.

During one year, we studied at the Wills Eye Hospital five cases that seem to represent amebic choroidosis. These cases of this potentially reversible cause of posterior polar retinal dysfunction are presented covering their clinical characteristics, diagnostic tests, therapeutic routine, and results.

Diagnostic Criteria

The diagnoses . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Philadelphia

From the Clinical and Research Departments, Wills Eye Hospital.

Footnotes
Presented in part at the 15th Annual Wills Eye Hospital Conference, Feb 22, 1963.

This study was financially supported in part by a grant from the Hartford Fund.

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