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Worm Dancing on the Retina

Samir El Baha MD

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A 35-year old female presents with a motile parasite that has punctured through to the vitreous cavity from the underside of the retina. Dr. El Baha performs a vitrectomy and removes the worm through aspiration.

Posted: 6/03/2009

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Worm Dancing on the Retina

Samir El Baha MD

A 35-year old female presents with a motile parasite that has punctured through to the vitreous cavity from the underside of the retina. Dr. El Baha performs a vitrectomy and removes the worm through aspiration.

Posted: 6/03/2009

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samir El Baha

11 years ago

Nice work

André Luis Momm da Silva

14 years ago

Is it DUSN?

Ahmed Al-Maskari

15 years ago

Amazing!

hassan hegazy

15 years ago

excellent hands my dear Dr Hassan Hegazy

mervat omear

15 years ago

very nice and very good hand dr mervat omair libya

Valentina Franco-Cardenas

16 years ago

It´s Incredible that the worm was still alive!!!

Abdusattar Gashut

16 years ago

It is amazing to see such thing occur in the retina and well done for the management.

imtiaz shah

16 years ago

interesting

Scott Seo

16 years ago

Thank you for sharing this outstanding and interesting video.

octavian grigoras

16 years ago

nice work

Lucyna Baltaziak

16 years ago

Good work!

samir El Baha

16 years ago

wanderfull

Manish Nagpal

16 years ago

Excellent

muhammad samir

16 years ago

very smart talented egyptian surgeon.

Netan Choudhry

16 years ago

WOW! Great Video!

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