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Sketch of the leech attached to the lower conjunctiva.
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It was then identified as a live leech grasping the bulbar conjunctiva (Figure 1).
The removed leech.. Note: The two suckers at each end and the midbody segments can be observed.
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After applying topical anesthetics, the leech was extracted under microscope with forceps, and it measured 1 cm in length (Figure 2).