14 cattle eyeworms removed from Oregon woman’s eye

First known case of Thelazia gulosa infection in a human

Thelazia gulosa

THE EYES HAVE IT  Fourteen Thelazia gulosa nematodes, or cattle eyeworms, took up residence in the left eye of an Oregon woman, making her the first ever reported human case.

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A 26-year-old woman felt something in her left eye.