1. Human ocular thelaziasis in Karnataka
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Mahesh Shanthappa, Rajendra Rajarathnam, Prabhakar S Krishnachary, and Vijaykumar G Shankarappa
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Thelaziasis ,Tecnis ,E-learning ,post-keratoplasty astigmatism ,Hydrophillic nanogels ,Cornea ,lcsh:Ophthalmology ,Medicine ,Eye Infections, Parasitic ,human Thelaziasis ,satisfaction ,A-constant ,Desmarres lid retractors ,exfoliative glaucoma ,Bevacizumab ,solid lipid nanoparticles ,spectral domain optical coherence tomography ,conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia ,tooth bud abscess ,Conjunctival sac ,Blunt trauma ,human ocular Thelaziasis ,optic pit ,Conjunctiva ,squint ,conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma ,neovascular age related macular degeneration ,macular hole duration ,Corneal Furrow degeneration ,macular hole size ,Maculopathy ,gas ,Humans ,Thelazia callipaeda ,Aged ,systematic review of reviews ,fungi ,Capsular tension ring ,systemic ,Eye infection ,medicine.disease ,oriental eye worm ,eye diseases ,primary open angle glaucoma ,strabismus ,functional ,subluxated cataract ,Ophthalmology ,quality of life ,Male patient ,personality ,lcsh:RE1-994 ,medical education ,individualized ,psychosocial ,toric IOL ,intravitreal ,residency training ,Eye worm ,ophthalmic drug delivery ,biometry ,Eye ,Conjunctival Diseases ,surgery ,personal ,systematic review ,Adult strabismus-20 ,psychosocial impact ,biology ,methodology ,Nematode parasite ,Thelazia ,DALK ,vitreous shaving ,Thelazioidea ,Medical emergency ,South asia ,Chronic macular hole ,MEDLINE ,India ,nanosponges ,Brief Communication ,corneal resistance factor ,orbital cellulites ,Adult strabismus ,Animals ,globe luxation ,Letters to the Editor ,optical coherence tomography ,Odontogenic orbital cellulitis ,business.industry ,intraocular lenses ,Corneal hysteresis ,biology.organism_classification ,Data science ,macular hole surgery ,Retinal detachment ,business - Abstract
Thelaziasis is an Arthropod-born disease of the eye and adnexa caused by Thelazia callipaeda, a nematode parasite transmitted by drosophilid flies to carnivores and humans. Because of its distribution mainly confined to South Asian countries and Russia, it is commonly known as Oriental Eye worm. It is often under-reported and not been given its due clinical importance. We report first case of human Thelaziasis from Hassan District, Karnataka. Five creamy-white, translucent worms were removed from the conjunctival sac of a 74-year-old male patient. Based on morphological characters, the worms were identified as nematodes belonging to the genus Thelazia and speciation was confirmed by CDC, Atlanta as callipaeda. Rarity of the disease and its ability to cause both extra and intraocular manifestations leading to ocular morbidity is the reason for presenting this case. From the available data, this is the first case report from Karnataka, India.
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- 2015
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