Chakraborti C, Mukhopadhya U, Mondal M, Giri D, Khan M
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jul-Dec;3(2):193-5. doi: 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i2.5277.
Ophthalmomyiasis in humans is a rare phenomenon.
To create awareness among the ophthalmologists regarding larval conjunctivitis.
We report two cases of ophthalmomyiasis, which came to a tertiary care centre with features of unilateral acute catarrhal conjunctivitis.
Fly larvae were detected on slit-lamp examination and removed after immobilizing them with topical 4 % lignocaine. Topical antibiotics and steroid drops were prescribed for 2 weeks. The samples were identified as Oestrous ovis by the entomology department of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata. The signs and symptoms regressed within 48 hours.
The ocular myiasis can manifest as a unilateral catarrhal conjunctivitis.
