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. 2008 Jan;14(1):64–66. doi: 10.3201/eid1401.070163

Table. Demographics and clinical presentation of 32 patients with ophthalmomyiasis interna*.

Characteristic No. (%)
Symptom
Red eye 21 (60)
Vision loss 24 (68)
Floaters 24 (68)
Eye pain 6 (17)
Scotomas 3 (9)
Sex
Male 27 (77)
Female 7 (20)
Loss of vision
Severe or total† 12 (34)
Moderate 2 (6)
Mild or none 19 (54)

*Patients identified during literature search and described in the Appendix Table. Mean patient age was 25.2 y; median, 16 y.
†Includes blindness caused by enucleation.