Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out
Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."
In South Korea, an elderly farmer experienced two months of discomfort in his eyes, accompanied by redness and blurred vision. Concerned, he sought help at an eye clinic where doctors removed 11 live, wriggling worms from his eyes. At the time of extraction, many of the female worms were pregnant, ready to release their larvae. The 71-year-old patient reported the sensation of foreign objects in both eyes, which worsened with time.
Upon examination, ophthalmologists identified multiple mobile, whitish roundworms in his eyes. The worms' presence caused the enlargement of blood vessels in the conjunctiva and erosion of the cornea. To alleviate his pain, doctors administered a topical numbing treatment and carefully extracted the worms using fine forceps, removing a total of 11 adult worms, measuring between 11 to 22 millimeters in length.
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