Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 46 10 2017 10 08 1430 1434 Seyed Ali TABATABAEI Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad SOLEIMANI Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Bahram NIKMANESH Zoonosis Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Raziyeh MAHMOUDZADEH Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Zakieh VAHEDIAN Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mirataollah SALABATI Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Zahra SOLEIMANI Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Amir MATINI Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Mahyar NOORBAKHSH Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 2017 10 07 2017 10 07   We report a case of subconjunctival worm with a rare presentation of diurnal photophobia and temporal conjunctival injection. This case report describes a subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 59-year-old man presented with foreign body sensation, localized tenderness, and eye redness during the day. After removal of subconjunctival 10 cm worm, the diagnosis was compatible with Dirofilaria immitis. Proof of identity was based on the morphological appearance, which were reliable diagnostic clues. Ocular examination was normal one month later except for faint temporal conjunctival scar. Subconjunctival dirofilariasis could present as diurnal photophobia and conjunctival injection.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/11256 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/11256/5767