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Br J Ophthalmol 84:439 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.4.439c
  • Letter to the Editor

Five cases of thelaziasis

Table 1

Details of five cases of thelaziasis

Patient No 1 2 3 4 5
Sex Male Male Male Female Female
Age (years) 70 65 83 57 80
Year examined 1988 1995 1996 1998 1999
Infected eye Left Right Right Left Right
No of worms 3 3 2 3 5
Symptoms and ocular pain Visual disorder Foreign body sensation Foreign body sensation Foreign body sensation
Clinical findings and follicles Conjunctival congestion Conjunctival congestion Conjunctival congestion Conjunctival congestion Conjunctival congestion
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