Vedpathak Manoj, Chatterjee Nirjhar, Baradkar Vasant, Shastri Jayanthi
Department of Microbiology, Dr. V.M. Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Microbiology, TNMC and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Trop Parasitol. 2020 Jul-Dec;10(2):147-149. doi: 10.4103/tp.TP_2_20. Epub 2021 Jan 25.
Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of ocular structures by fly larvae (maggots). is common among them. This is usually observed in rural areas, but a case presented here is from the urban areas. Depending on the species of larvae and ocular structure involved, manifestations vary from self-limiting condition to optic nerve involvement which may lead to blindness, and hence, identification and prompt management is necessary. This case report alerts the ophthalmologists from the urban areas to consider time management and also microbiologists for rapid identification.
眼部蝇蛆病是指蝇幼虫（蛆）对眼部结构的侵袭。这在其中很常见。通常在农村地区观察到这种情况，但这里呈现的一个病例来自城市地区。根据所涉及的幼虫种类和眼部结构，表现从自限性情况到可能导致失明的视神经受累不等，因此，识别和及时处理是必要的。本病例报告提醒城市地区的眼科医生要考虑时间管理，同时也提醒微生物学家要进行快速识别。
