Reuters Health
Ocular manifestations of chikungunya virus observed in south India during an outbreak in 2006 have been reported by two groups of researchers.
In a retrospective study, Dr. Prajna Lalitha, from the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, and colleagues described ocular manifestations in 37 adults with a diagnosis of chikungunya infection based on the typical clinical manifestations and by the presence of IgM antibodies to the virus.