Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out
After two months of discomfort, a man in South Korea went to an eye clinic where doctors pulled 11 living, wriggling worms from his eyes.
According to Ars Technica, after two months of discomfort, a man in South Korea went to an eye clinic where doctors pulled 11 living, wriggling worms from his eyes.
They apparently made the most of their time on the man's peepers; at the time of extraction, many of the female worms were pregnant. The man narrowly avoided having them spew their loads of living larvae directly into his eyes.
This health story centres on South Korea.
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- South Korea · Asia
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- The man in this case was a 71-year-old crop farmer. (Ars Technica)
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