Intravitreal gnathostomiasis is a rare disease. To our knowledge, only five case reports are
available in the literature wherein the parasites were surgically removed from the vitreous
cavity and the species were identified. In this report, we document the clinical features of
intravitreal gnathostomiasis along with the route of entry and parasitic migration pattern in
ocular tissue, surgical management, and electron microscopic features of the retrieved
advanced third-stage larva of Gnathostoma spinigerum (aL3) for a 48-year-old Indian …

Intravitreal gnathostomiasis is a rare disease. To our knowledge, only five case reports are
available in the literature wherein the parasites were surgically removed from the vitreous
cavity and the species were identified. In this report, we document the clinical features of
intravitreal gnathostomiasis along with the route of entry and parasitic migration pattern in
ocular tissue, surgical management, and electron microscopic features of the retrieved
advanced third-stage larva of Gnathostoma spinigerum (aL3) for a 48-year-old Indian …