Ocular dirofilariasis: Ophthalmic implication of climate change on vector-borne parasites
Purpose: To describe a geographically rare case of ophthalmic dirofilariasis. Observations: An 81-year-old male of good socioeconomic status living in the state of Michigan in the United States, presented to the eye clinic with a painful red left eye. He had not traveled outside of the state of Mich...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993616301360 |