External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused By Oestrus Ovis

BEYZA SARAÇLIGİL, ZEYNEP DADACI, SALİH MACİN

  • BEYZA SARAÇLIGİL: KTO KARATAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • ZEYNEP DADACI: MEDİCANA KONYA HASTANESİ
  • SALİH MACİN: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Year : 2020
  • Vol : 36
  • Issue : 1
  •  Page : 51-53

\n External ophthalmomyiasis is infestation of ocular surface with fly larvae. In our report, we described a 47-year-old man who presented with complaints of foreign body sensation, itching and redness in the right eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed tiny larvae crawling on the conjunctival surface. A total of four larvae were removed under topical anesthesia and sent to laboratory where they were identified as first stage larvae of oestrus ovis. Topical antibiotic-steroid combination drop was prescribed. The patient had no complaints in the follow-up examinations. External ophthalmomyiasis should be remembered in the differential diagnosis of red eye as myiasis may also occur in healthy people living in city centers.

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Cite this Article As : Dadaci Z, Saracligil B, Macin S. External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus Ovis. Selcuk Med J 2020;36(1): 51-53

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2020, Vol. 36 (1)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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