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Subconjunctival Thelazia in a Chinese Woman Aged 49 Years

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A 49-year-old Chinese woman presented with paroxysmal symptoms of a crawling sensation and pruritis in her left eye for 1 week. The patient recalled her left eye being hit by a fly 1 time 2 months earlier. Presenting visual acuity was 20/20 OU. Under slitlamp examination, simultaneous with the crawling sensation, movement of a white worm beneath the temporal bulbar conjunctiva could be observed (Figure, A). A 21-mm living worm was removed and identified as a male Thelazia callipaeda, based on the curved tail end (Video and Figure, B). The symptoms resolved after removal of the worm. Visual acuity was maintained during the half-year follow-up.

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Zongduan Zhang, MD, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, 270 Xueyuanxi Rd, Wenzhou 325027, China (zzduan@yeah.net).

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank the patient for granting permission to publish this information.

Reference
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Otranto  D , Mendoza-Roldan  JA , Dantas-Torres  F .  Thelazia callipaeda.   Trends Parasitol. 2021;37(3):263-264. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2020.04.013PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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Huang  Z , Chen  W .  Ocular thelaziasis.   N Engl J Med. 2021;385(13):e39. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm2032962PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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