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case_images: Right eye of the patient with the worm in the anterior chamber. Anterior chamber reactions can be seen
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case_images: F1
case_images: A small, thin, pale worm was seen in the anterior chamber, and it was changing its position in different illumination of the slit-lamp [Figure 1].
case_images: A thin, slender, and pale Dirofilaria repens, length 6.061 mm and breadth, maximum 0.2571 mm (H and E, x100)
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case_images: F2
case_images: The worm was thin, slender, and pale whitish in color and was seen in hematoxylin-eosin stain [Figure 2].
case_images: The anterior end of the worm gradually narrowed and ended with a slight concavity (H and E, x200)
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case_images: F3
case_images: The anterior end became gradually narrowed and ended with a slight concavity [Figure 3].
case_images: The worm at the middle part. Internal structures could be visualized (H and E, x200)
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case_images: F4
case_images: The length of the worm was 6.061 mm and maximum breadth at the middle-third was 0.2571 mm [Figure 4].
case_images: The anal opening of Dirofilaria repens was at 0.0789 mm distance from the posterior extremity (H and E, x200)
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case_images: F5
case_images: The anal opening was at 0.0789 mm distance from the posterior extremity [Figure 5]. The posterior end contained a number of small rudimentary papillae on the ventral surface [Figure 5].
case_images: Eye, on the 6th postoperative day. Anterior chamber was relatively clear
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case_images: F6
case_images: On the 6th postoperative day, patient had 6/6, N6 vision with normal anterior chamber reaction [Figure 6].