Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2014)
Linguatula serrata in the anterior chamber of the eye
- Muna Bhende,
- Abhishek,
- Jyotirmoy Biswas,
- M Raman,
- Pramod S Bhende
Affiliations
- Muna Bhende
- Abhishek
- Jyotirmoy Biswas
- M Raman
- Pramod S Bhende
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.149145
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 62,
no. 12
pp. 1159 – 1161
Abstract
We report a case of intraocular Linguatula in healthy young female who presented with a history of trivial trauma, dislocated lens, inflammation and secondary glaucoma. A mobile worm was seen in the anterior chamber. Pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy was planned to remove both the cataractous lens and the parasite during which the worm disappeared from view but was later recovered from the cassette fluid. It was identified as the nymphal form of Linguatula serrata (tongue worm).
Keywords
- Malignant glaucoma
- pseudophakic
- surgical management
- zonulo-hyaloido-vitrectomy
- Automated retinal imaging
- diabetic retinopathy
- screening
- Low vision
- low vision aids
- quality of life
- Children
- congenital cataract
- hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens
- intraocular lens implantation
- myopic shift
- polymethyl methacrylate
- Cost-effectiveness
- glaucoma
- pharmacoeconomics
- External limiting membrane
- macular hole
- predictors
- Optic nerve head drusen
- optical coherence tomography
- papilledema
- pseudopapilloedema
- Crowding
- logMAR chart
- refractive error
- screening
- visual acuity
- Acute retinal pigment epithelitis
- multifocal electroretinogram
- optical coherence tomography
- Anterior chamber
- intraocular parasite
- Linguatula serrata (tongue worm)
- subluxated lens
- vitrectomy
