Ryan Prall, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine, said the fungus can lodge in the layer of the eye behind the retina, causing histoplasmosis spots that can remain asymptomatic for years.
If diagnosed early, the growth can be successfully treated with anti-VEGF.
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