Citation

Alcelik T, Cekic O, Totan Y. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1997; 124(1): 110-112.

Affiliation

Eye Clinic of Social Security Company, Ankara Hospital, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9222244

Abstract

PURPOSE: To describe a patient with manifestations of ocular leech infestation. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: The ocular foreign body was identified as a leech, Limnatis nilotica, by parasitologic examination. The leech was extracted, and the patient began using topical antibiotic and cycloplegic agents. By the third day after extraction, the patient had no obvious symptoms or signs, except for a limited subconjunctival hemorrhage, and no epithelial defect on the cornea was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular leech infestation should be considered in patients with a history of swimming in streams and lakes. Attention should also be given to ocular leech infestation in the differential diagnosis of ocular trauma with iris prolapse.

Language: en