eyeworm
Loa loa larva
Eyeworm refers to parasitic worms that infest the eyes of humans or animals.
Several species cause eye infections, most notably *Loa loa*, a filarial worm transmitted by flies in tropical Africa that migrates visibly across the surface of the eye.
The term also covers other parasites affecting eyes in livestock and pets: The vet diagnosed eyeworm in the horse.
Irritating skin sensation
- tearingForcibly separating material
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
Threadlike parasitic worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- vector-borneSpread by organism intermediaries
deerfly · zoonosis · endoparasite · ivermectin · diethylcarbamazine
Inflammation of eye lining
- keratitisCorneal inflammation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
- blepharitisEyelid margin inflammation
trachoma · retinitis · swelling · redness · irritation · discharge · scarring · blindness
Causing unease or discomfort
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
nightmarish · grotesque · visceral · skin-crawling · macabre · shocking · nauseating · repulsive
Act of removing
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
- diethylcarbamazineAntiparasitic for filarial worms
antiparasitic · ophthalmologist · magnification · prognosis · prevention
itching
Irritating skin sensation
- tearingForcibly separating material
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
redness · discomfort · migration · wriggling
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
vector-borne · deerfly · zoonosis · endoparasite · ivermectin · diethylcarbamazine
conjunctivitis
Inflammation of eye lining
- keratitisCorneal inflammation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
blepharitis · trachoma · retinitis · swelling · redness · irritation · discharge · scarring · blindness · endemic
unsettling
Causing unease or discomfort
revolting · nightmarish · grotesque · visceral · skin-crawling · macabre · shocking · nauseating · repulsive
extraction
Act of removing
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
diethylcarbamazine · antiparasitic · ophthalmologist · magnification · prognosis · prevention