Conjunctivitis in one eye: Think of ophthalmomyiasis also

RN Kothari; SJ Lakhani; RK Chhaya; DVR Kothari; R Rana; KM Patel

doi:10.4103/2347-6486.238519

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Year : 2015 \| Volume : 3 \| Issue : 1 \| Page : 37-39

Conjunctivitis in one eye: Think of ophthalmomyiasis also RN Kothari¹, SJ Lakhani², RK Chhaya³, DVR Kothari⁴, R Rana³, KM Patel⁴ ¹ Professor & HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ² Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ³ Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ⁴ Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India Correspondence Address: R N Kothari Professor & HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/2347-6486.238519

External ophthalmomyiasis is a relatively rare condition caused by infestation of ocular tissue by the larva of oestrus ovis (a fly) which is a parasite of sheep and goats. Ophthalmomyiasis has been reported from all over the world, mostly from rural population. It generally presents as catarrhal symptoms in one eye and may be easily mistaken for viral conjunctivitis, foreign body in eye and chemical injury. A careful examination and physical removal of the larva offers complete relief. We present one such case of external ophthalmomyiasis.



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