Health Science University, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Trainig and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Uncalı Private Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antalya, Turkey.
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Jun;34:102219. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102219. Epub 2021 Feb 13.
Conjunctival infestation of ticks is not a common event, even in endemic regions. We presented a case of conjunctival tick attachment treatment guided by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). This patient experienced a two-day history of pain, itching and redness in the right eye. Anterior segment examination revealed a tick body in the lower bulbar conjunctiva. No invasion of the sclera was confirmed with anterior segment SD-OCT. Tick was removed with conjunctival excision. We would like to state that the use of SD-OCT can be useful in clinical practice for safe and complete removal of conjunctival ticks.
结膜寄生虫感染并不常见，即使在流行地区也是如此。我们报告了一例在频域光相干断层扫描（SD-OCT）引导下治疗结膜寄生虫附着的病例。该患者右眼出现疼痛、瘙痒和发红两天。眼前节检查显示下球结膜有一只虫体。前节 SD-OCT 未发现巩膜侵犯。用结膜切除术切除了虫子。我们想指出，SD-OCT 在临床实践中可用于安全、完整地去除结膜寄生虫。
