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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| author | Cem Sundu Erdem Dinç Umut Can Kurtuluş Özlem Yıldırım |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-22f391bdced3431293e2f675601831672023-02-15T16:13:37ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Oftalmoloji Dergisi1300-06592147-26612015-10-0145522022210.4274/tjo.70456 Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three CasesCem Sundu0Erdem Dinç1Umut Can Kurtuluş2Özlem Yıldırım3Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Mersin, TurkeyMersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Mersin, TurkeyAşkım Tüfekçi State Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Adana, TurkeyMersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Mersin, TurkeyThree 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)http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_9853/Ophthalmomyiasis-Externa-A-Report-Of-Three-CasesOphthalmomyiasis externakeratitis |
| spellingShingle | Cem Sundu Erdem Dinç Umut Can Kurtuluş Özlem Yıldırım Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi Ophthalmomyiasis externa keratitis |
| title | Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases |
| title_full | Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases |
| title_fullStr | Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases |
| title_short | Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Report of Three Cases |
| title_sort | ophthalmomyiasis externa a report of three cases |
| topic | Ophthalmomyiasis externa keratitis |
| url | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_9853/Ophthalmomyiasis-Externa-A-Report-Of-Three-Cases |
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