Histoplasmosis is a disease you can get when you breathe infected airborne Histoplasma spores into your lungs. These spores can enter the air when people disturb soil when plowing fields, sweeping chicken coops, or digging holes. If you have histoplasmosis, the infection can move from the lungs into the eyes (Ocular histoplasmosis), leading to vision loss.
How we treat Histoplasmosis
The Histoplasmosis virus is particularly common in the Ohio River valley and our eye doctors are well-versed in monitoring it. Presumed ocular histoplasmosis rarely reactivates, but it is still important to have it monitored annually by your doctor.