After a week of eye irritation, Beckley pulled a worm from her eye. Over two weeks, doctors removed 13 more. The worms were translucent and each less than half an inch long.

And it wasn’t just one — a total of 14 worms were pulled from Abby Beckley’s left eye during the 2016 episode, according to the report. Beckley first discovered the infestation after a week ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the ...

NPR Facebook Commenters Write Poem About Woman Who Pulled 14 Worms From Her Eye : Goats and Soda Her story was so inspirational to readers that they literally sprung into verse, with a Dr. Seuss ...

Woman goes horseback riding, ends up with 14 parasitic worms in her eye. By Mike Wehner. Published Feb 13th, 2018 9:43AM EST. Image: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene .

Thelazia Gulosa: Fourteen Worms Removed From Oregon Woman's Eye in First Human Case of Cattle Infection Published Feb 13, 2018 at 5:16 AM EST Updated Feb 13, 2018 at 4:20 PM EST A Thelazia gulosa ...

The UW Madison researchers added worms to a plot of forest in a 4-month controlled outdoor experiment, and also studied field sites in Wisconsin where the worms had been discovered in 2013.

The worm spreads via a variegated fruit fly, Phortica variegate, that feasts on the tears and salty eye secretions of various mammals. There's only limited data on P. variegate 's distribution in ...

NEW YORK (AP) - An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the ...