{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Extensive Chorio-retinal Damage Due to Dirofilaria Repens- Report of a Case.
{Author}: Gupta P;Pradeep S;Biswas J;Rishi P;Muthusamy R;
{Journal}: Ocul Immunol Inflamm
{Volume}: 29
{Issue}: 6
{Year}: Aug 2021 18
{Factor}: 3.728
{DOI}: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1727532
{Abstract}: Purpose: To report a case of ocular dirofilariasis causing extensive chorio-retinal damage.Method: Surgical removal of the worm and identification of the same by microscopic examinationand polymerase chain reaction.Results: The worm was identified as Dirofilaria repens.Conclusion: Ocular dirofilariasis is an arthropod borne parasitic infestation affecting the subconjunctival tissue and anterior chamber. Vitreous involvement in Dirofilaria is very rare. Dirofilaria repens can cause extensive chorio-retinal damage resembling diffuse unilateralsubacute neuroretinitis.