Recently, Ms. He's eight-month-old son rubbed his eyes. The local hospital did not improve after taking medication. While the child was sleeping, Ms. He opened the child's right eyelid. saw white worms squirming . She was so scared that she quickly took the child to the ophthalmology clinic of Zhejiang University Kennel .
attending physician Yuan Lu said: We finally took out eight insects from the upper fornix (eye) of . The last insect had drilled into the conjunctiva sac, with only a small tail exposed outside, and it was pulled out with tweezers. Morphology on can be confirmed that this symptom is mainly related to keeping pets at home. Nematode mainly parasitizes in the pet's conjunctival sac. After the children hold it, they rub their eyes after touching the pet. It is easy to transmit the eggs and larvae to their eyes .
Doctor asked and learned that Ms. He happened to have a pet dog at home, and conjunctiva sucking nematode can spread through insect vector or contact, and both adults and children may get sick .
Dr. Yuan reminds parents, especially those with pets at home, to pay attention. pets should also check regularly, , and then the family should prevent flies and kill flies. Children should wash their hands more and tell children not to rub their eyes with their hands . For example, a kindergarten child may have already complained and will tell his parents if he has any discomfort. For children under the age of three who do not cooperate very well, parents may need to carefully observe whether has red eyes, swollen eyes, increased secretions, and fear of light .
Doctor reminds: If your eyes are discomfort, parents should take their children to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to find out the cause.
