TY - JOUR ID - 40094 TI - Red Eye due to Leech in the Eye JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Shirzadeh, E. AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Sabzevar School of Medicine, Sabzevar, Iran. Y1 - 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 30 IS - 4 SP - 197 EP - 198 DO - N2 - A 65–yrs-old man referred for an ocular discomfort and red eye. The clinical diagnosis was leech in the left eye and its species confirmed as being Limnatis nilotica. Ocular leech infestation should be considered in patients with a history of swimming or washing their face in streams and lakes. Attention should also be given to ocular leech infestation in the differential diagnosis of ocular trauma with iris prolapse. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40094.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_40094_c0a7dde9c72bf0fd409c64436fa99e66.pdf ER -