Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Caused by Oestrus ovis

Abstract

A 50-year-old male presented with foreign body sensation, pain, and redness in left eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed tiny larvae crawling around the conjunctival sac. The larvae, numbering 13, were mechanically removed under topical anesthesia and identified under light microscope as first-stage larvae of Oestrus ovis causing ophthalmomyiasis externa.

Keywords

• oestrus ovis
• larvae
• ophthalmomyiasis externa