MIGRATING BEHAVIOR OF PRESUMED TOXOCARA PRESENTING AS PUNCTATE INNER CHOROIDOPATHY, IDIOPATHIC CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION, AND DIFFUSE UNILATERAL SUBACUTE NEURORETINITIS

PURPOSE To document the intraretinal migration of presumed toxocara larvae mimicking punctate inner choroidopathy, idiopathic choroidal neovascularization, and diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis. METHODS Sequential color photographs, fluorescein angiograms, and optical coherence tomography were performed in three unrelated adult patients with presumed ocular toxocariasis. RESULTS Characteristic fundoscopic manifestations simulating punctate inner choroidopathy, idiopathic choroidal neovascularization, and diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis were reported in these patients, respectively. CONCLUSION Presumed toxocara larvae must be included as a potential cause of different inflammatory diseases as a result of its migration through the retinal layers.