Extensive Chorio-retinal Damage Due to Dirofilaria Repens- Report of a Case.

: To report a case of ocular dirofilariasis causing extensive chorio-retinal damage.: Surgical removal of the worm and identification of the same by microscopic examinationand polymerase chain reaction.: The worm was identified as .: Ocular dirofilariasis is an arthropod borne parasitic infestation affecting the subconjunctival tissue and anterior chamber. Vitreous involvement in is very rare. can cause extensive chorio-retinal damage resembling diffuse unilateralsubacute neuroretinitis.