“Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India
Ophthalmomyiasis externa is the most common manifestation of Oestrus ovis (sheep nasal botfly) in humans. Several cases have been reported from various regions of India with the first case reported by Elliot in 1910. Here, we report such a case from North India along with the review of literature fr...
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| description | Ophthalmomyiasis externa is the most common manifestation of Oestrus ovis (sheep nasal botfly) in humans. Several cases have been reported from various regions of India with the first case reported by Elliot in 1910. Here, we report such a case from North India along with the review of literature from India of the last fifteen years. A farmer presented to us with unilateral ocular symptoms of redness, foreign body sensation and severe watering in left eye who was misdiagnosed as acute conjunctivitis elsewhere. On slit lamp examination, multiple translucent larvae were found in his conjunctival sac. Microbiological analysis revealed them to be larvae of the Oestrus ovis fly. External ophthalmomyiasis is an uncommon entity with ocular symptoms mimicking acute conjunctivitis, hence a thorough examination in every suspicious case of acute red eye is important. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28d0c1e6283b4917a62ba50605c596ca2025-08-20T02:40:27ZengGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Ophthalmology Cases2193-14962025-06-0115Doc0610.3205/oc000254“Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from IndiaDhiman, Richa0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-0829Sharma, Nancy1Sihag, Ankita2Singh, Jasleen3Department of Ophthalmology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, IndiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana, IndiaOphthalmomyiasis externa is the most common manifestation of Oestrus ovis (sheep nasal botfly) in humans. Several cases have been reported from various regions of India with the first case reported by Elliot in 1910. Here, we report such a case from North India along with the review of literature from India of the last fifteen years. A farmer presented to us with unilateral ocular symptoms of redness, foreign body sensation and severe watering in left eye who was misdiagnosed as acute conjunctivitis elsewhere. On slit lamp examination, multiple translucent larvae were found in his conjunctival sac. Microbiological analysis revealed them to be larvae of the Oestrus ovis fly. External ophthalmomyiasis is an uncommon entity with ocular symptoms mimicking acute conjunctivitis, hence a thorough examination in every suspicious case of acute red eye is important.https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/oc/volume15/oc000254first instar larvaeophthalmomyiasis extrernaoestrus ovis |
| spellingShingle | Dhiman, Richa Sharma, Nancy Sihag, Ankita Singh, Jasleen “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India GMS Ophthalmology Cases first instar larvae ophthalmomyiasis extrerna oestrus ovis |
| title | “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India |
| title_full | “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India |
| title_fullStr | “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India |
| title_short | “Fly in the eye: Oestrus ovis” – a case report and a review from India |
| title_sort | fly in the eye oestrus ovis a case report and a review from india |
| topic | first instar larvae ophthalmomyiasis extrerna oestrus ovis |
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