A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...

A lifeguard was blinded in one eye and forced to quit her job after parasites burrowed into her cornea while she taught kids to swim in a pool. Maureen Cronin began offering swimming lessons to ...

In this case, a parasite had embedded itself under the conjunctiva, or clear outer membrane, of the patient's left eye. There, it had grown to about 0.4 inch (10 millimeters) long. You may like ...

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, ...

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 ...

The eye infection can happen to anyone, but the vast majority of cases involve contact lens wearers. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Since the beginning of February, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other animal rehabilitation organizations have seen an increase in sick or dead band-tailed pigeons within the ...