ANTIHELMINTHIC DRUGS IN DIFFUSE UNILATERAL SUBACUTE NEURORETINITIS

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin and thiabendazole in c onfirmed cases of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis. METHODS: Two patients with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis were tre ated with anthelminthic drugs. The first patient was treated with iver mectin and the second, with thiabendazole. RESULTS: The worms were sti ll mobile after treatment with ivermectin or thiabendazole. With the a pplication of photocoagulation, the organisms were destroyed, and the patients' vision improved. CONCLUSION: In these two patients, ivermect in and thiabendazole were not effective in treating confirmed diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis.