Sujatha Vijayalekshmi, Harsha Shukla
Department of Ophthalmology, MVJ MC and RH, Hoskote, Karnataka, India.
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.107304

ABSTRACT

Myiasis is the infestation of tissues and organs of animals or man by fly larvae. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time in a veterinary doctor. A 25-year-old veterinary doctor presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva and the symptoms of the eye improved within a few hours of their removal. It is important for ophthalmologists to be aware of larval conjunctivitis as a significant possibility in the veterinary fraternity especially during the summer season.

Keywords: India, myiasis, Oestrus ovis, ophthalmomyiasis.