A 71-year-old farmer and plant grower sought treatment at a South Korean ophthalmology clinic, who had previously been considered healthy. He complained of blurred vision, redness, and a foreign body sensation in both eyes, symptoms that persisted for two months.
During an examination using a slit lamp, doctors discovered signs of inflammation, including conjunctival injection and corneal epithelial erosions. Furthermore, the presence of mobile whitish round worms was noted in the upper and lower layers of the conjunctiva of both eyes.
Under local anesthesia, a medical professional successfully extracted eleven live worms using a fine forceps. These worms ranged in length from 11 to 20 millimeters.
This clinical case was documented by doctors Ji Eun Song and Kyuseong Jo from Kangwon National University Medical School and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.