弓蛔虫幼虫常侵袭眼部致成眼弓蛔虫病。为了解受染和家畜接触及其他环境因素的关系,作者对美国孟菲斯17例眼弓蛔虫病的临床、血清学和流行病学的特征进行了研究。并和15例其他眼疾病人作了比较观察。17例患者中,除两例在1971年前诊断外,其余病例是在1972及1977年作出诊断的。年龄2～19岁(平均8. 6岁),其中男性11例,女性6例。对照组的性别分布与该病 Ascaris larvae often attack the eye caused by ocular ascariasis. To understand the relationship between infection and livestock exposure and other environmental factors, the authors studied the clinical, serological and epidemiological characteristics of 17 cases of ocular ascariasis in Memphis, USA. And 15 cases of other eye diseases were compared. Of the 17 patients, except for two cases diagnosed before 1971, the remaining cases were diagnosed in 1972 and 1977. Age 2 to 19 years (mean 8.6 years), of which 11 were males and 6 females. The sex distribution of the control group and the disease