{"title":"Red Eye in Rural Environment: An Unusual Reason","authors":"Cagri Ilhan, M. Çıtırık","doi":"10.36811/IRJO.2019.110003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Eye is a rare target organ of parasitic infestation due to winged fly larvae. The eye can be affected in three different form in ophthalmomyiasis: Orbital, internal, and external. External ophthalmomyiasis commonly seen in the rural environment and close contact with animals especially in spring and summer months. External ophthalmomyiasis can be diagnosed by biomicroscopy with presence of moving larvae and the diagnosis can be confirmed by light microscopy. The basis of treatment is the mechanical removal of the larvae. Topical antibiotic, steroid, and antihistaminic treatment protects from secondary infections and complications. External ophthalmomyiasis is a rare cause of red eye that should be taken into consideration especially in the presence of risk factors that may be associated with the history.\n\nKeywords: Myiasis; Ophthalmomyiasis; Red eye","PeriodicalId":433985,"journal":{"name":"International Research Journal of Ophthalmology","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Research Journal of Ophthalmology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36811/IRJO.2019.110003","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Eye is a rare target organ of parasitic infestation due to winged fly larvae. The eye can be affected in three different form in ophthalmomyiasis: Orbital, internal, and external. External ophthalmomyiasis commonly seen in the rural environment and close contact with animals especially in spring and summer months. External ophthalmomyiasis can be diagnosed by biomicroscopy with presence of moving larvae and the diagnosis can be confirmed by light microscopy. The basis of treatment is the mechanical removal of the larvae. Topical antibiotic, steroid, and antihistaminic treatment protects from secondary infections and complications. External ophthalmomyiasis is a rare cause of red eye that should be taken into consideration especially in the presence of risk factors that may be associated with the history.
Keywords: Myiasis; Ophthalmomyiasis; Red eye