title: Parasitic infections of the external eye.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the published literature on parasitic infections of external eye.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published articles and case reports on parasitic infections of external eye were reviewed and relevant information was collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parasitic infections of the eye are rare. However, being more commonly seen in developing nations, they require active measures for screening, diagnosis, and therapy. Parasites of importance causing external ocular disease are protozoan parasites, such as Leishmania; metazoans, such as nematodes (roundworms), cestodes (tapeworms), and trematodes (flatworms); or ectoparasites, such as Phthirus pubis and Demodex.
authors.affiliation: Cornea and Anterior Segment Service, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pahuja
authors.forename: Charuta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puranik
authors.forename: Bechir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jelliti
authors.forename: Moncef
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khairallah
authors.forename: Virender S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sangwan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents