A worm species called Thelazia gulosa was found in the eye of a woman

Re:A worm species called Thelazia gulosa was found in the ey... by always_good on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:25PM (#16407726)

The ambiguity of eye vs eyeball in English had me excited to find out how worms entered her eyeball for half the article.

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Re:A worm species called Thelazia gulosa was found in the ey... by ArtisanOfWar on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:26PM (#16407736)

I never even thought about the distinction and assumed it was the eyeball also. I think in English it could more aptly be described as in her eye-socket?

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Re:A worm species called Thelazia gulosa was found in the ey... by yesenadam on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:45PM (#16407886)

Yes, that would have been less misleading and clickbaity.

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Re:A worm species called Thelazia gulosa was found in the ey... by killjoywashere on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:36PM (#16407810)

Feel free to look up Strongyloides if you want eye worms.

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