Nonsurgical management of photoaversive ocular and systemic loiasis in Michigan

Objective: Ocular loasis refers to ocular conditions such as pain and redness caused by the movement of the nematode through the subconjuctival space of the eye. It is a tropical disease that is very rarely seen in North America. We report the case of a 32-year-old male who was recently diagnosed w...

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Main Authors: Padidam, Sneha, Trinh, Hamilton, Lin, Xihui, Boss, Joseph D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2020-04-01
Series:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2020-10/oc000149.shtml