Vitrectomy for excision of intraocular larva (hypoderma species)

A 2-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of anterior and posterior uveitis associated with the presence of an intravitreal larva. A Hypoderma species larva was successfully removed using a pars plana vitrectomy technique. A combined traction/rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and epiretinal membrane formation occurred later, requiring a second operation, but a good visual result was obtained.