What happens to the eyes of babies born with congenital toxoplasmosis?
The infection causes inflammation of a small patch of retina which typically spontaneously resolves [See figures 1 and 2]. However the infection sometimes leaves a localized pigmented scar (retina and underlying choroid) which contains the Toxoplasma organism in an inactive, encysted form. The chorioretinal scars are usually visually insignificant unless the scarring process involves the central portion of the retina (the macula).
