Giant Parasitic Worm Pulled From Man's Eye In Gruesome Surgery Video That's Not For The Faint Hearted

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Ophthalmologist and eye surgeon Shannon Wong MD extracts a worm from a patient's eye in this excruciating footage.

According to the clip, the man contracted the parasite - known as the Loa Loa or "eye worm" - after spending a year in Africa.

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Remarkably, the patient said he could feel no pain or discomfort.

The gruesome clip shows the worm wriggling around beneath the man's eye before Dr Wong cuts open the eyeball and extracts the creepy crawlie.

#3 The worm is pulled form the patient's eye

Loiasis, as the condition is known, is caused when through repeated bites of deerflies, or mangrove flies, which transmit the parasite.

The worm then wanders through the host's subcutaneous tissue but is most noticeable when it crosses the eye - hence the name eye worm.

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Dr Wong posts many of his more unusual cases on his official YouTube channel , which you can visit here.

#5 Here is a video that is guaranteed to make your eyes water.