What are the parasites in the eyes of man?

Parasites in the eyes - quite a terrible phenomenon that threatens human life. This is a complication that occurs if the underlying disease is not cured on time. In practice, the problem affects both eyes at once. And if it has come, then it is necessary to turn to a specialist as soon as possible.

How do parasites appear in the eyes of a person?

Immediately in the eyes of a parasite can not appear. He immigrates there from another part of the body. After all, the eyeball is the most safe environment for him. Contact with the eye is a very long process. This is why other human organs first start to be affected.

Parasites living in the eyes cause the following disease variants:

• River blindness.
• Toxocarosis.
• Telasios.
• Cysticercosis.
• Ophthalmiasis.
• Bailisascaridosis.
• Opisthorchiasis.
• Acanthamoeic keratitis.

Often parasites in the eyes appear due to the wearing of contact lenses. Therefore, before you wear them, you should carefully observe the rules of hygiene and wash your hands with antibacterial soap.

Types of parasites

Today, a large number of eye parasites that can be set in humans are isolated:

• Trypanosomacruzi causes Chagas disease.
• Amoeba Acanthamoeba is the causative agent of acanthamoebic keratitis.
• Loaloa leads to the appearance of loiasis.
• Dirofilariarepens, as well as Dirofilariaimmitis are worms, because of which begins dirofiljarioz.
• Toxoplasmagondii cause toxoplasmosis.
• Baylisascarisprocyonis is considered causative agent of Baylisascaridosis.
• Echinococcosis appears due to such worms as Alveococcusmultilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus.
• Taenia solium, or rather their larvae, cause cysticercosis.
• Due to Onchocercavolvulus, river blindness occurs.
• Several types of parasites serve as agents of ophthalmia. Among them: Cochliomyiahominivorax, H. Bovis, Oestrusovis, Dermatobiahominis and others.
• Toxocarosis causes such worms as Toxocara cati, Toxocara canis.
• Ascaris lumbricoides cause ascariasis.

Ophthalmomiasis

Miases are a variety of parasitic diseases, the causative agents of which are the larvae of flies. These insects become carriers of parasites, including eye worms, which can affect a person. Such a disease can lead to glaucoma, detachment of the retina. In neglected form, cases of removal of the affected eye are not uncommon.

Prevention of disease - avoiding any contact with flies( even ordinary domestic species), as well as their larvae. But if these parasites are wound up in the eyes, the symptoms can be as follows:

• eating soft tissues to the bones( ulcers, wounds on the body);
• reddish filamentary thickening at the points of parasite movement.

Loaos

For residents of Russia and CIS countries, loiasis is a rather exotic and rare disease. More often it occurs in Africa. The causative agent of the disease is helminth. If there are parasites in the eyes of a person, the symptoms will be as follows:

• discomfort in the eyes;
• if the helminth is present in the anterior chamber of the eye, then the person can see it, as if in a mirror image.

Due to the fact that there is a risk of inflammation of the eye, you should consult a doctor at the first signs.

Baylisascaridosis

Raccoon Asuncis causes a disease such as bailisascaridosis. Larvae penetrate into the human body through the circulatory system. They also fall into the eyes. The result is an inflammation of the optic nerve, which can lead to blindness. In addition, a person develops an allergic reaction, which leads to anaphylactic shock.

You can get infected by contact with raccoons. Ascaris eggs can be found on their wool. At the same time, they survive both in the heat and in the cold. The only option of prevention is no contact with these animals.

Keratite cationate

Those people who wear contact lenses are prone to such a disease as catnemoeic keratitis. The process of infection is as follows:

• man flushes contact lenses with running water;
• on them settle parasites;
• at the next putting on of contact lenses the microorganisms get into the eyes.

The disease is manifested as follows:

• appears fever;
• strong pain in the muscles;
• appears dizziness;
• suddenly there are fits of vomiting, which do not bring any relief.

A good prognosis for an infected person is possible if you contact a doctor in time. Diagnostic measures will be carried out, after which the specialist will prescribe drug therapy. If the treatment is absent, then there is a chance of earning blindness in both eyes.

River blindness

In Russia and the CIS, onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is rare. According to statistics, this is 10 cases per 100 000 population. In the African countries, such a disease is widespread.

The parasites that cause this problem are black flies. They live near water bodies and reproduce by rivers. When a fly sits on a person, it puts parasites under the skin. And if the flies bite has come to a place that is in close proximity to the eyes, then the probability of migration of the parasite to the eyeball increases dramatically.

River blindness is well and quickly cured with the use of medicines. However, if you do not consult a doctor, there is a possibility:

• of the appearance of inflammation of the retina;
• circulatory disorders in the eyes;
• get blindness.

In the most neglected cases, you have to completely remove the affected eyeball.

Opisthorchias

From the liver, such helminths common in humans, like opisthorchias, can migrate to the eyes. In some cases, with the complication of the disease, irreversible loss of vision is possible. As a rule, both eyes suffer at once. Symptoms of the problem are damage to the vessels of the eye. This can lead to hemorrhage.

For opisthorchiasis of the eyes, a five-day therapy is prescribed with the use of a drug such as Chloxicol. At the same time, cholagogue preparations are prescribed.

Echinococcal lesion

Echinococcus is a parasite that is located in the intestine. If it gets into the blood, it can get into:

• bone;
• muscle;
• lung;
• liver;
• eyes.

Due to the parasite entering this or that region, a cyst appears, which in time increases in size. At the same time, the human eye is "pushed out", and a pop-eyed person appears. The patient blinks with difficulty, the mucous membrane begins to dry up, the eyelids become thin, they are swollen. The patient himself constantly senses a foreign body.

Parasites in the eyes of a person: treatment

Parasites in the eyes( the photo confirms this) is a terrible phenomenon. This is why when you have discomfort, you should immediately consult a doctor to find out the problem in time. When there are parasites in the eyes, treatment is the only way to get rid of them. Often, therapy consists in the elimination of symptomatic phenomena. That's why the specialists prescribe the following groups of drugs:

• Anti-wrinkle.
• Antihistamines.
• Sulfonamide.
• Detoxifying.

Choosing a specific medication for the patient, the doctor follows two principles:

1. Identifies which worms have hit the human eye.
2. Studying the characteristics of the organism of your patient.

After the therapeutic course came to an end, studies showed no parasites, and the patient's eyes look absolutely healthy, you can return to a full life. If there are accompanying symptoms or problems, they must be eliminated. So, it is recommended:

• Wash eyes thoroughly within a week.
• Use "Tobramycin" - an antibiotic, which should be instilled in the eye 1-2 drops a day. You can use any other similar product.
• Instead of drops, there is an opportunity in the pharmacy to buy an ointment that is prescribed for helminthiasis.

Independently treated, if there were parasites in the eyes, you can not! Otherwise, it is possible to get complications that are either irreversible, or require close and prolonged therapy under the supervision of a specialist.

If the worms are inside the eyeball, then you will have to resort to surgery. To prevent this, every person should closely monitor their eyes, observe all hygiene rules and pay attention to the slightest changes in their condition. This will help to get by without an operation and subsequent long rehabilitation.

All helminthic invasions develop very quickly. Therefore, only a surgical operation in some cases can save a person from blindness or even death. Today in medicine, several surgical methods are used to remove parasites from the human eye:

1. Vitrectomy is a surgical intervention during which the vitreous humor is partially or completely removed.
2. Photocoagulation is a treatment with a pulsed light source.

Determine the method of effective treatment will help the doctor. He will prescribe the right therapy after the surgery, and will also follow the process of rehabilitation of his patient.

Prevention measures

Parasites in the eyes are a rare phenomenon, but there is no certainty that it will not occur. To avoid such a disease in life, you should carefully follow the simple rules:

1. Observe general and personal hygiene.
2. If you have any worries, you should immediately contact your doctor. Only in this way can you help yourself to preserve sight and health.
3. Permanently destroy insects that can be potential carriers of these unpleasant problems.
4. You can use special ointments that do not allow parasite larvae to penetrate the body.

Then parasites in the eyes will not get hold of. A person will live a full life.