Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article

<table class="table-group" id="tab8"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Disease/Infection</td><td align="left">Diagnosis</td><td align="left">Treatment </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Myiasis <br/></td><td align="left">Demonstration of maggots, histological examination</td><td align="left">Manual removal of the maggots, anticholinesterase ointment<br/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Phthiriasis palpebrum <br/></td><td align="left">Nits seen at the base of eyelashes </td><td align="left">Manual removal of the lice and nits, thick layer of petrolatum, 1% yellow oxide of mercury </td></tr><tr><td align="left">Tick infestation  </td><td align="left">Biomicroscopy may reveals ticks embedded in conjunctiva, eyelid  margins or crawling on the eyelashes </td><td align="left">Removal by conjunctival excision </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Ocular parasitosis caused by ectoparasites (<i>diagnosis and treatment</i>).

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