r/AbsoluteUnits • u/KEN_000 • 4d ago

/r/all of a roundworm pulled out during an endoscopy

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u/thenotanurse 4d ago

Ascaris doesn’t usually go in the eyes. Loa loa will specifically infect the eyes but they are way smaller.

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u/zevz 4d ago

I'll never forget the trauma I got from staying up late as a child watching X-Files. That was such nightmare fuel. Ugh the eyes.

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u/urixl 4d ago

Ah, the Lyin' Eyes stand from JoJoLands.

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u/passingbackwards 1d ago

A small blessing

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u/thenotanurse 12h ago

lol if you think so, you’ve never looked up Loa Loa. 😂