Human ocular thelaziasis caused by gravid Thelazia callipaeda – A unique and rare case report

Human ocular thelaziasis caused by gravid Thelazia callipaeda – A unique and rare case report

An 80-year-old male reported to the clinic with complaints of diminished vision, foreign body sensation, and occasionally some black object moving in front of the right eye. Detailed ocular examination revealed three slender creamy white live worms in the conjunctival sac of the right eye. Total thr...

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Main Authors: Meenakshi Sharma, Dipankar Das, Harsha Bhattacharjee, Saidul Islam, Nilutparna Deori, Gayatri Bharali, Sumegha Tomar, Priyank Bhola, Apurba Deka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Gravid
human
larvae
ocular
Thelazia
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=2;spage=282;epage=285;aulast=Sharma

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