10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 6 Issue 3 2015 (July - September) Ophthalmomyiasis is an infestation of the eye with the larva or maggots of certain flies . Most documented cases result from Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly ) belonging to Oestridae .In this case report we describe an acute presentation of external ophthalmomyiasis which is an infestation of conjunctiva .The identification of fly is important as some fly species are capable of penetrating deeper tissues of eyes. DR.K.MOHAN RAJ, DR.ANJANA CHRISTY, DR.RAMYAA.M AND DR.FATHIMA JEHAN ectoparasite, ophthalmomyiasis, drosophilidae melanogaster 1305-1308