The eerie painting depicts an image few of us would want to see in the mirror, let alone casting a shadow across our own field of vision: a pale, segmented worm slithering across an unblinking eyeball ...

Smartphones aren't simply an amazing convenience. In Africa they can be used to make a lifesaving diagnosis. In fact, scientists are hoping to use a souped-up smartphone microscope to help them ...

Do you hate the feeling of getting an eyelash stuck in your eye? Well, there is something way worse that can get into your peepers. Meet Loa loa (literally meaning “worm worm” in Latin), also known as ...

To report three cases of Loa loainfestation presenting over the course of 12 months to ophthalmology departments in the South West Thames region around London. All three patients had a history of ...

In Africa, the spread of parasitic worms known as Loa loa is seriously hindering the efforts of health care workers to cure particular, rampant diseases. Though there are drugs available to treat both ...

A man in India can see clearly once again now that surgeons have removed a "fairly long live worm" that had crawled deep inside his left eye, a new case report says. The slender worm, which was later ...

Smartphones aren't simply an amazing convenience. In Africa they can be used to make a lifesaving diagnosis. In fact, scientists are hoping to use a souped-up smartphone microscope to help them ...