DR. ASHWINI KORANNE

, Dr. RUCHI BODAT, Dr. SHREYA SHAH

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: OCULAR PARASITOSIS ,NOT FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED,IS REPORTED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF INDIA.PRESENTING A CASE OF SUBCONJUNCTIVAL WORM,WHO HAD NO HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION.

CASE:A 62 YEAR FEMALE PRESENTED WITH ITCHING AND REDNESS IN RIGHT EYE SINCE LAST FOUR DAYS.THERE WAS NO DECREASE IN VISUAL ACUITY.THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF TRAVEL . SLIT LAMP EXAMINATION REVEALED A LIVE WHITISH MASS MOVING SLOWLY WITHIN TISSUE IN TEMPORAL CONJUNCTIVAL QUADRANT. THE WORM WAS REMOVED SURGICALLY UNDER TOPICAL ANESTHESIA WHICH MEASURED 4.5CM IN LENGTH.TREATMENT WAS GIVEN WITH ALBENDAZOLE FOR 3 WEEKS AND THE PATIENT SHOWED NO COMPLAINTS IN 3 MONTH FOLLOW UP

CONCLUSION: BASED ON HISTORY AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL WORM WAS CONFIRMED WHICH WAS MANAGED SUCCESSFULLY