Archives of Ophthalmology · 1974 · 48 citations · 2 references
MedicineOphthalmologyVision ScienceOcular PathologyOphthalmic PathologyParasitologyInfectious Eye DiseaseMacular DegenerationParasitic Eye InfectionsParasitic PathologyRetinal DegenerationRetinal PathologyBot FliesFly Larvae InfestationsHuman Botfly InfestationIntraocular ParasitosisOcular Parasitic DiseaseOcular Parasitic InfectionsParasitic Eye DiseaseParasitic Ocular Disease
A case of presumed subretinal bot fly larva infestation is presented with photographs of the clinical course and its eventual destruction by photocoagulation. Without knowledge of the clinical course and the presence of the dead larva, the resultant macular lesion might be mistaken for a degenerative scar.
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W. Banks Anderson · American Journal of Ophthalmology · 1935 · 13 citations