Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Toxoplasmic Chorioretinitis

Background

Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis worldwide [6].

In patients with ocular toxoplasmosis, the frequency of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments is higher than that of the non-uveitic population, and the prevalence is estimated to be between 3.5 to 6 % [1] [5]. Conversely, ocular toxoplasmosis accounts for about 0.6 % of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments [2]. The visual prognosis of retinal detachment complicating ocular toxoplasmosis has been reported as very poor with legal blindness occurring in about 56 % of the cases [1].

We herein present an atypical case of total rhegmatogenous retinal detachment due to ocular toxoplasmosis associated with very limited visual acuity at presentation. Appropriate vitreoretinal surgery led to a good anatomical and functional outcome.

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