Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog eye infection from Cuterebra larva treated with surgery
By Edelmann, Michele L et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2014·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ophthalmomyiasis interna anterior in a dog: keratotomy and extraction of a Cuterebra sp. larva.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old female mixed-breed dog was brought to the vet because she was suddenly very tired and squinting with her right eye. The vet found a larva from a Cuterebra fly embedded in her eye, causing inflammation. After treating her for eye inflammation for a few days, the vet performed surgery to remove the larva. The surgery went well, and the dog recovered without any issues, keeping her vision intact.
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Abstract
A 1-year-old female spayed mixed-breed dog was presented for evaluation of acute onset of lethargy and blepharospasm OD. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed a segmented larva embedded in the inferonasal iris. Moderate anterior uveitis was present. After pharmacologic dilation, mild vitreal hemorrhage and chorioretinal migration tracks were identified. The dog was treated empirically for uveitis for 5 days, after which a keratotomy and larval foreign body extraction was performed. The dog recovered uneventfully from intraocular surgery and remained visual and comfortable. Parasite evaluation confirmed the larva to be a Cuterebra sp. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of canine ophthalmomyiasis interna anterior, and the first report of successful surgical removal from the anterior segment in a dog with preservation of vision.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25186977/