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The outbreak has been less severe in the U.S. and Australia, but eye experts are still watching potential developments. After an outbreak in the U.S. in 2007, for instance, cases rose 17-fold.

The Verify got the eye-opening truth on this claim. Parasites can get stuck behind your contact lens and go into the cornea and cause an infection. The experts we talked to said you could even go ...

DOCTORS found parasites burrowed into a woman’s cornea after she made a common mistake while swimming in a pool. Maureen Cronin first thought she had an eyelash stuck in her eye, but the pain… ...

A woman had her left eye removed after she showered while wearing contact lenses and it got infected. Marie Mason caught a rare parasite infection, called Acanthamoeba keratitis, which can cause ...

Parasites burrowed into a Texas woman’s eye, causing her to go blind — and it’s because she went swimming in contact lenses. Brooklyn McCasland, 23, visited Alabama with friends in August ...

DOCTORS were shocked to discover a woman’s painless lump in her eye was actually a parasite that comes from snakes. The 28-year-old, from the Congo, Africa, didn’t complain of any pain,… ...

In a medical first, doctors discovered a rare parasite living in a woman's eye for two years, and the reason behind this extreme medical condition is potentially contaminated crocodile meat ...

The parasite, identified as Thelazia gulosa, is normally spread between cattle by flies landing on or near the eyes.This particular eye worm species has never been documented in humans, making ...