Author/Authors :
Gupta, Parul Chawla Department of Ophthalmology - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India , Ram, Jagat Department of Ophthalmology - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India , Faisal, T. T Department of Ophthalmology - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India , Agarwal, Aniruddha Department of Ophthalmology - Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow - Truhlsen Eye Institute - UNMC - Omaha, USA , Khurana, Sumeeta Department of Microbiology - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India , Prasad, Amber Department of Microbiology - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India
Abstract :
A 38-year-old farmer presented to the emergency with
a 2-day history of foreign body sensation and discharge
in his left eye after manure fell into his eye. His visual
acuity was 20/20. On examination, lids were edematous,
conjunctiva congested, and cornea was clear. A maggot
was seen on the upper palpebral conjunctiva [Figure 1a],
which was removed with a forceps after instillation of
topical anesthetic. Entomological assessment found it
to be a larva of early stage of the house fl y of the order
Diptera and genus Musca. It had two distinct black
suckers on the head, no distinct limbs and a tapering
body [Figure 1b]. He was given topical moxifl oxacin
and lubricants 4 times/day for a week after which his
symptoms were relieved.
Keywords :
Ocular Myiasis , examination , body , Eye
