A woman in Taiwan made the decision to seek medical attention for her eye pain. This action led to something straight out of a child's nightmare.
Four "sweat bees" that had been living in a Taiwanese woman's eye were removed by a doctor who described his surprise at finding a "leg with hair, protruding from the eyelid". The tiny insects, which are just three millimeters (one-tenth of an inch) long, were discovered after the woman – known only as Ms. Ho – sought treatment for an itchy and swollen left eye, Dr Horng Chi-ting
The incident began when He was pulling weeds from the gravesite of a family member. After feeling irritation in her eyes, she attempted to flush them out using water, thinking dirt had somehow entered them. Doing so increased the amount of pain He felt, so she decided to go to the hospital.
Instead of a simple eye infection, doctors at Fooyin University found something much more frightening. Dr. Huang-chi Ting, the head ophthalmology, found four sweat bees were latched onto He's tear ducts.
"I saw something that looked like insect legs, so I pulled them out under a microscope slowly, and one at a time without damaging their bodies," Dr. Huang said. The bees are said to nest around graves and fallen trees, so it's possible He came in contact with them while pulling the weeds.
If He had rubbed her eyes too frequently, she would have risked severe eye damage and potential damage. Thankfully, the 29-year-old the woman managed to keep her hands away from her eyes and is expected to make a full recovery. The bees were also pulled out alive.
