ABSTRACT

A 42-year-old woman was admitted to Mersin University, Department of Ophthalmology Clinic with itching and burning sensation of the right eye for 3 weeks. In her slit-lamp examination, nits and lice, attached to the upper and lower eyelashes of her right eye, were observed. Lice and nits were destroyed by argon laser phototherapy and were removed with the help of a fine forceps thereafter. Argon laser phototherapy is a quick, effective, and safe treatment modality for phthiriasis palpebrarum. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2015; 39: 252-4)

Keywords: Phthiriasis palpebrarum, Pthirus pubis, blepharitis, laser photocoagulation treatment, argon laser