Open AccessOphthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis
Author(s) -
Neha Gautam,
Mandeep Tomar,
Chaman Lal Thakur,
Anil Kanga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-9369
pISSN - 2146-3158
DOI - 10.5799/jmid.657895
Subject(s) - oestrus ovis , biology , larva , ovis , myiasis , forceps
Ophthalmomyiasis externa refers to the involvement of external surface of eyes by the larvae of dipterous flies. We here describe case of external ophthalmomyiasis wherein larvae (five in number) were removed by using forceps under local anaesthesia and identified as larvae of Oestrus ovis. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 9(4):161-163.
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