Delhi surgeons remove 3 live botflies from American woman's eye after doctors in US fail to diagnose problem

Highlights An American woman, who had recently visited Amazon forests, was diagnosed with myiasis in eyes During operation in Delhi, "three live human botflies almost 2 cm in size" were removed She had consulted doctors in the US, but the myiasis could not be removed An American woman, who had recently visited the Amazon forests, was diagnosed with a rare case of myiasis, a type of tissue infection, in her eye and underwent a "successful surgery at a private facility here, hospital authorities claimed on Monday. During the operation, "three live human botflies almost 2 cm in size" were removed from the 32-year-old woman, they said. She had consulted doctors in the US, but the myiasis could not be removed and doctors discharged her on few symptomatic relief medications, it said. Dr Narola Yanger from the surgery department proactively managed to remove "three live human botflies almost of 2 cm in size -- one from the right upper eyelid, second one from back of her neck and third from her right forearm," the statement said.