A doctor removes the toxic caterpillar hairs from the eye of a Teenager

A 15-Year-old from the North of the forest in North Rhine-Westphalia flew the hairs of the oak procession of crackpots in the eye. These remained in the cornea of the young stuck – and had to be surgically removed.

The incident happened when Lukas M. (15) was in the hot temperatures with a Moped. “I went with an open helmet visor, because it was very warm,” says the Boy, according to "image.de". As he drove under a large oak tree, it sent him, apparently the hairs of oak processionary moth in the eye. Immediately felt Luke a violent Burning.

A case for the clinic

At home, he ran to the faucet: “I have tried at home, pull her out and wash off – not a Chance,” said the 15-Year-old. The eyes of doctor Luke came, you could not help him, however. The small hairs proved to be extremely obstinate when you try to remove them.

So the Teenager ended up at the end in the University hospital of Münster. Dr. Lamis Baydoun treated the boy and managed in the end using a special microscope, to remove the poisonous hairs. Ten pieces you pulled out of Lukas‘ cornea.

Not the only Patient

Luke is not an isolated case, as the Doctor explains. “In a week is equal to seven patients reported here. We have here to do with a new phenomenon that is not described, to our knowledge, nationwide as series yet.“

Anyone who has come into contact with the hairs of oak processionary moths, should be fast in any case to the doctor. “This is something that should be dealt with quickly! By deeper Penetration of a foreign body in the cornea can lead to a deterioration of sight,“ warns Baydoun to the "Bild".

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