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Onchocerciasis of the eye
Oncocercose ocular
CategoryDefinition
A disease of the eye, caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. This disease is characterised by transient punctate keratitis, or potentially blinding conditions (such as sclerosing keratitis, iridocyclitis, or optic atrophy). Transmission is through the bite of an infected Simulium fly. Confirmation is by identification of Onchocerca volvulus from the anterior chamber of the eye.
Inclusions
- Ocular onchocerciasis
Index Terms
Onchocerciasis of the eyeOnchophthalmiaRiver blindnessRiver valley blindnessOcular onchocerciasisOnchocerciasis with endophthalmitisGlaucoma due to onchocerciasisonchocerciasis with glaucoma