EYE WORM Definition & Meaning

eye worm

noun

a filarial worm, Loa loa, of western and central Africa, that is parasitic in the skin, or subcutaneous tissue, of human beings, often migrating into the eye region.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of eye worm¹

First recorded in 1585–95

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A parasitic eye worm that typically affects cows infected a woman’s eye after she ran through a swarm of flies while on a trail run in California, according to a recently published case report on the horror movie-like occurrence.

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CDC researchers, after testing the specimen, determined the worm was the species Thelazia gulosa — a parasitic eye worm that typically infects cows.

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Well, meet “hypertufa” — your next new eye worm.

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This half-inch-long eye worm — once only found in cattle — was one of several that infected Abby Beckley’s eye in the summer of 2016.

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This Oregon woman was infected by a rare eye worm seen only in cattle.

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