Ophthalmomyiasis externa: A case report from Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

Ophthalmomyiasis is an infestation of mammalian eyes with larvae or maggots of certain flies. Oestrus ovis is the most common cause of human myiasis. This article reports a case of ophthalmomyiasis externa caused by Oestrus ovis (sheep nasal botfly) in a young healthy male, living in Al Kharj, Kingd...

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Main Author: Kanika Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-07-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319453417301625

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