{
  "id": 16666233,
  "title": "Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/worms-mate-in-mans-eyes-get-plucked-out-right-before-larvae-burst-out-16666233",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T20:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/whats-worse-than-having-eye-worms-having-eye-worms-with-babies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 71-year-old farmer from South Korea visited an eye clinic after experiencing discomfort in his eyes for two months. Upon examination, doctors discovered 11 live, wriggling worms residing within his eyes, many of which were pregnant at the time of extraction. The man had noticed a sensation of something stuck in his eyes, along with redness, blurred vision, and enlarged blood vessels and damaged cornea. The worms, measuring between 11 to 22 mm, were removed by doctors using fine forceps. The case report in the New England Journal of Medicine explains that the worms had likely caused damage to the man's eyes, potentially through their reproductive activities.",
  "summary": "Case study gives a whole new meaning to \"bedroom eyes.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}