Case report: Ocular gnathostomiasis in Venezuela most likely acquired in Texas

Abstract

A 69-year-old male dentist in Caracas, Venezuela, was referred to our Cornea Clinic with a history of pain, photophobia, and blurred visiononhis lefteye. Routine biomicroscopic examination with a slit lamp showed a worm int he corneal stroma of his left eye. The worm was surgically removed and was identified morphologically as Gnathostoma binucleatum.