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Volume 359:e25 November 13, 2008 Number 20
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Ocular Myiasis

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A 49-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a 2-day history of decreased vision in his left eye. He described his vision as "looking through branches in a tree." His visual acuity was 20/200 in the left eye, he had 1+ cells in the anterior chamber, and a dilated-fundus examination revealed linear and arcuate disturbances in the retina, which were most striking in the macula (Panel A). A fly larva was initially observed in the macula but had migrated out of view before retinal laser photocoagulation could be performed. After 4 days of treatment with thiabendazole, a repeat dilated-fundus . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 



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