Volume 14, Number 1—January 2008
THEME ISSUE
International Polar Year
Dispatch
Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
Philippe R.S. Lagacé-Wiens*
, Ravi Dookeran*, Stuart Skinner*, Richard Leicht*, Douglas D. Colwell†, and Terry D. Galloway*
, Ravi Dookeran*, Stuart Skinner*, Richard Leicht*, Douglas D. Colwell†, and Terry D. Galloway*
Table
Demographics and clinical presentation of 32 patients with ophthalmomyiasis interna*
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Symptom | |
| Red eye | 21 (60) |
| Vision loss | 24 (68) |
| Floaters | 24 (68) |
| Eye pain | 6 (17) |
| Scotomas | 3 (9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 27 (77) |
| Female | 7 (20) |
| Loss of vision | |
| Severe or total† | 12 (34) |
| Moderate | 2 (6) |
| Mild or none | 19 (54) |
*Patients identified during literature search and described in the Appendix Table. Mean patient age was 25.2 y; median, 16 y.
†Includes blindness caused by enucleation.
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