The Invisible Worm

Tinne, J.E.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(70)92383-4

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“…1 They are also equipped with oral hooks (Figure 2) and spines and can burrow into the lids or penetrate the globe through the sclera into the inner structures of the eye, causing internal ophthalmomyiasis. 1,10 The consequent panuveitis is often severe and the visual prognosis poor. Debilitated elderly people and poorly nourished children are particularly susceptible to internal ophthalmomyiasis.…”

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External ophthalmomyiasis by oestrus ovis: an unknown endemic eye disease in rural parts of central India

Misra

Reddy

2008

Trop Doct

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Although much general information has accumulated about ocular myiasis, there are very few reports about the same amongst the Indian population. We present a case series, comprising of 13 documented cases of external ophthalmomyiasis due to Oestrus ovis, detected at regular intervals in a small geographical area of rural central India, which strongly indicated the presence of a previously unknown endemic eye disease of this region.

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