ophthalmomyiasis

oc·u·lar my·i·a·sis

invasion of the conjunctival sac or eyeball by larvae of flies, for example, Hypoderma bovis, H. lineata, Sarcophaga, or Gasterophilus intestinalis. Synonym(s): ophthalmomyiasis

ophthalmomyiasis

(of-thal?mo-mi-i'a-sis) [ ophthalmo- + -myiasis] Infestation of the eye by maggots (larvae) of the fly Oestrus ovis. See: myiasis; Oestrus ovis