title: Multiple live subconjunctival dipetalonema: report of a case.
abstract: Parasitic infestations of the eye have been reported since centuries, affecting various parts of the eye. Some are subtle, coexisting with vision, while many others damage and destroy, in part or totally, the gift of sight. This report describes a patient with live subconjunctival dipetalonema infestation of the right eye, with 22 parasites removed live in one sitting from one eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Devamatha Hospital, Koothatukulam, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Sely Mary
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.forename: Jyotirmoy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male