title: Coleoptera cincindelidae beetle in the eye.
abstract: We report a case of a Coleoptera cincindelidae beetle that accidentally buried itself into the conjunctiva of the right eye of a 27-year-old man for five days. The beetle was difficult to remove but the patient suffered no long-term sequelae after removal of the insect. The eye returned to normal within a few days. The size of the beetle is similar to toxic beetles found in East Africa and similar injuries caused by beetle landing in the eye may happen in other parts of the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Eye Institute at Alexandra Hospital, National Healthcare Group, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964. ronald_chung2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R S H
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Au-Eong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male