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 ...

An inch-long live worm was removed from a 35-year-old man’s eye in a complex surgery after he suffered vision problems in Bhopal. Doctors from AIIMS said the parasite, identified as Gnathostoma ...

This particular eye worm species has never been documented in humans, making Beckley’s case particularly unique, and a bit frightening. However, identifying the worms was only half the battle.