Oestrus ovis ophthalmomyiasis with keratitis.
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2010-10
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A 35-year-old male patient presented with complaints of redness, swelling around the eyelids, watering, and irritation in the right eye. At presentation his best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 partial in the right eye. The tarsal conjunctiva of the upper eyelid showed injection with pseudomembrane. Underneath the pseudomembrane we noticed four motile larvae. The cornea showed an irregular cobweb-like mucous plaque adherent to the epithelium, with a clear stroma. The pseudomembrane was easily peeled-off under topical anaesthesia. The organisms were removed and identified as Oestrus ovis. Three days later the patient was comfortable and his visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye.
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Keratitis, Oestrus ovis, ophthalmomyiasis
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Sreejith R S, Reddy A K, Ganeshpuri S S, Garg P. Oestrus ovis ophthalmomyiasis with keratitis. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2010 Oct-Dec; 28(4): 399-402.