Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases
Three patients were admitted to our clinic with symptoms of conjunctivitis. On ocular examination, moving larvae were seen in the conjunctival sac. All of the larvae were immobilized by topical cyclopentolate and removed mechanically under topical anesthesia. The patients healed without any compli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_9853/Ophthalmomyiasis-Externa-A-Report-Of-Three-Cases |
| Summary: | Three patients were admitted to our clinic with symptoms of conjunctivitis. On ocular examination, moving larvae were seen in the
conjunctival sac. All of the larvae were immobilized by topical cyclopentolate and removed mechanically under topical anesthesia.
The patients healed without any complications after the treatment. Physicians should consider ophthalmomyiasis externa in patients
presenting with similar symptoms, especially in areas with high numbers of livestock. Otherwise the diagnosis can be missed. (Turk J
Ophthalmol 2015; 45: 220-222) |
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| ISSN: | 1300-0659 2147-2661 |