SYN: ocular myiasis.
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oph·thal·mo·my·ia·sis äf-.thal-mō-mī-'ī-ə-səs n, pl -ia·ses -.sēz infestation of the eye with fly larvae (as Oestrus ovis)
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oph·thal·mo·my·ia·sis (of-thal″mo-mi-iґə-sis) [ophthalmo- + myiasis] infection of the eye by insect larvae, most commonly of the botfly Oestrus ovis. Called also ocular myiasis.Medical dictionary. 2011.