Annals of ophthalmology 1990-Jul
Ophthalmic dirofilariasis.
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Abstract
Dirofilaria tenuis infection involving the eye and ocular adnexae is rare. We report a patient from Florida with a subconjunctival worm which was surgically removed and identified as immature D. tenuis. Ophthalmic involvement of this organism is found most commonly in Florida and the southeastern United States. Raccoons are a natural host and mosquitoes a natural vector for D. tenuis.
