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PURPOSE: The authors report a case of eyelid subcutaneous filariasis. METHODS: Thorough history, eye examination, surgical intervention, and parasitologic analysis. RESULTS: An adult Dirofilaria repens worm was extracted from the right upper eyelid in a man living in Italy presenting to our department with lid swelling. CONCLUSIONS: Due to increasing migration of populations to Europe, rare manifestations of ocular filariasis are becoming more common. Surgery was both diagnostic and therapeutic.
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Dirofilaria/isolamento & purificação , Dirofilariose/parasitologia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/parasitologia , Doenças Palpebrais/parasitologia , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/parasitologia , Adulto , Animais , DNA Intergênico/genética , DNA de Protozoário/análise , Dirofilaria/genética , Dirofilariose/cirurgia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/cirurgia , Doenças Palpebrais/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/cirurgiaRESUMO
One year after laser treatment of 117 eyes with central or branch retinal vein occlusion in the presence of macular edema, visual acuity was equally improved in the central retinal vein occlusion laser-treated and branch retinal vein occlusion non-laser-treated eyes. We concluded that fluorangiographically evident ischemic areas or significant macular edema are indications for laser therapy, and that a poor long-term functional prognosis is always related to more severe macular damage at the onset.