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- Title
External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus Ovis.
- Authors
Dadaci, Zeynep; Saracligil, Beyza; Macin, Salih
- Abstract
External ophthalmomyiasis is infestation of ocular surface with fly larvae. In our report, we described a 47-year-old man who presented with complaints of foreign body sensation, itching and redness in the right eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed tiny larvae crawling on the conjunctival surface. A total of four larvae were removed under topical anesthesia and sent to laboratory where they were identified as first stage larvae of oestrus ovis. Topical antibiotic-steroid combination drop was prescribed. The patient had no complaints in the follow-up examinations. External ophthalmomyiasis should be remembered in the differential diagnosis of red eye as myiasis may also occur in healthy people living in city centers.
- Subjects
ESTRUS; LOCAL anesthesia; FOREIGN bodies; MYIASIS; LARVAE
- Publication
Selcuk University Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1017-6616
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30733/std.2020.01120