Tripathi, Anchal and Bhalla, Sonali (2021) Worms in Eyes- A Case Report on Human Ocular Thelaziasis. In: Highlights on Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 12. B P International, pp. 23-27. ISBN 978-93-90888-94-8
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Ocular Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease of the eye. A nematode of the genus Thelazia causes this disease and it affects the conjunctival glands as well as the lacrimal ducts and lacrimal glands. Thelazia Species of Thelazia are transmitted by different species of flies known as Muscidae. This is a case report of ocular Thelaziasis in a 13-year-old female patient. On microbiological exexamination, species Thelazia callipaeda was confirmed. Thorough manual removal of the worms was done and the patient was kept on anti-helminthic medications to avoid recurrences.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Apsci Archives > Medical Science |
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| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2023 04:22 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2023 04:22 |
| URI: | http://eprints.go2submission.com/id/eprint/1973 |
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