Ophthalmomyiasis with a singular subretinal track.
OBJECTIVE
To report 3 cases of myiasis with a singular subretinal track in the Northeastern part of United States.


METHODS
Noninterventional case series.


METHODS
Three patients from Pennsylvania were referred for evaluation of a linear and serpiginous retinal scar. Funduscopic examination and fluorescein angiography were performed to assess the referred retinal lesion.


RESULTS
Funduscopic examination showed a singular subretinal track from the superior periphery to either the posterior pole or inferior midperiphery in the study cases. Fluorescein angiography showed exudative retinal detachment in all 3 cases. Laser photocoagulation of the subretinal worm was performed in all reported cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Our case series represents a report of singular subretinal tracks presumably caused by the warble fly larva in the Northeastern part of United States.
Lima
Luiz H
LH
LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Laud
Ketan
K
Rosenberg
Pinchas
P
Tuller
Roy
R
Olsen
Karl
K
Yannuzzzi
Lawrence A
LA
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004175:Diptera; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000469:parasitology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult