title: Ocular dirofilariasis in Dubai, UAE.
abstract: A rare occurrence of ocular subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 53-year-old healthy Indian male working in Dubai, UAE presenting with an acute red eye is reported. Surgical excision under topical anesthesia was carried out uneventfully in the outpatient clinic. The live worm removed from the subconjunctival space was identified as Dirofilaria repens on the basis of microscopic examination and histopathology. Surgical excision of subconjunctival dirofilariasis is safe in an outpatient setting and curative precluding the need for further systemic antihelminthics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Welcare Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sathish
authors.forename: Prashant G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chidamber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology