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Bilateral Ocular Myiasis Interna Caused by Botfly (Oestrus ovis): A Case Report

Vatsal Parikh
, MS, FCPS,
Jyotirmay BiswasCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
K. Vaijayanthi
, BSc, PG DMLT,
Debmalya Das
, DO &
Vishal Raval
, DNB
Pages 444-447 | Received 09 Jun 2011, Accepted 07 Sep 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2011

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