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Animal-human being intimacy continued to pose problems in various structures and organs of the body. For agriculturist and other animal rearing personnel this is not an exception. These eye worms are acquired from cattle rearing in hilly and mountainous regions. Although visual loss is rarely reported, these worms are not so dangerous to the eye except for some discomfort.
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What unique feature of this case study is that our patient remained comfortable with these eye worms except for some redness of the eyes. It was accidental diagnosis on routine eye examination of the fornices. Eyes regained whiteness and quietness after worms removal.
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This page is a summary of: Human ocular Thelaziasis in Karnataka, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, January 2014, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.138183.
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