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Woman Thinks ‘Eyelash’ Is In Eye, But Doctor Explains “It’s a Parasite”

Extreme Trends presents: Woman thinks eyelash is an eye, but doctor explains it’s a parasite. Abby Beckley was an outgoing girl who grew up surrounded by animals on a ranch in Brookings, Oregon. Being the outdoorsy girl that she was, she immediately seized the chance to work on a commercial salmon fishing boat in Craig, Alaska back in July.

Everything seemed to be going well for young Beckley until a couple of weeks into her job, which was when she started facing symptoms. These symptoms included her left eye being red, irritated, and droopy, which was accompanied by frequent migraines. Beckley went through these symptoms for five whole days until she finally reached the port, which was when she took a good look at her left eye. She pulled the bottom of her eye down and noticed that the skin there looked odd. She then proceeded to sort of pluck her eye with her fingers, and lo and behold, out came a worm. Read the full story here ▶