Title: External Ophthalmomyiasis Presenting as Acute Allergic Conjunctivitis in a Patient Belonging to Urban Population of East India- A Rare Case Report
Authors: Dr Matuli Das, Dr Pallavi Priyadarsani Sahu
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.188
Abstract
Ophthalmomyiasis refers to larval infestation of eye. In this report we describe a case of a 20 years old male who presented with chief complaints of pain, redness, foreign body sensation and watering of left eye following fall of foreign body. His BCVA was 20/20 right eye and 20/40 left eye. On slit lamp biomicroscopy motile larva was seen on conjunctiva borrowing into deeper structures on attempts of removal. A total of 14 larva were mechanically removed which was followed by medical management. The larvae were identified as Oestrus ovis (sheep botfly) on microscopy. On subsequent 1 day and 1 week follow up patient’s signs and symptoms improved.
Keywords: Ophthalmomyiasis, sheep botfly, allergic conjunctivitis, community ophthalmolgy, case report
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