A viewer asks: “My daughter developed Toxoplasmosis several years ago from a cat that would sleep on her pillow when she was away. The parasites have destroyed the Macula and she has lost all vision in her left eye. Is this diagnosis by the doctors accurate?” What can we tell him?

Despite the diagnostic evidence supporting their theory, we must tell you that this was a viral problem in terms of the eye damage. As is often the case, once a problem gets going, any further source of irritation or stress, a negative influence of any kind, can contribute to the problem worsening, but the major liability was the presence of a chronic virus. This is an example of why we feel everyone needs to be on the Antiviral Regimen on an ongoing basis, because it is easier to prevent problems than to fix them once the symptoms appear and the malady progresses to a severe extent.