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Diagnosis
Ophthalmomyiasis from the sheep nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis. The culprit of the infestation was O ovis, the sheep nasal bot fly and the endemic cause of ophthalmomyiasis in Israel (Figure 3).1 The ophthalmomyiasis these larvae produce in humans is either restricted to conjunctivae, sclera, eyelids, and the lacrimal duct (external ophthalmomyiasis) or it involves penetration of the eye's globe (internal ophthalmomyiasis).2, 3, 4 Because previous reports of the external form confirm it, manual
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