Doctors pulled 11 living worms out of a babys eye with tweezers after they were caught from a neighbours pet.
The five-month-old baby, named as Dong Dong, was taken to hospital after their mum noticed discomfort in their eye.
Medics saw numerous worms slithering on the surface of the eyeball as well as inside the eyelid.
The child, whose gender was not reported, was taken to the Xian No 1 Hospital in the capital of north-western Chinas Shaanxi province.
Footage from the hospital shows Dong Dongs procedure on 17th October to remove no fewer than 11 worms, which are believed to be Thelazia callipaeda – a parasitic nematode first discovered in China over 100 years ago.
The worms are the cause of the nematode infection Thelaziasis in Europe and Asia, which sees the parasites inhabit the eyes of dogs, cats and humans.
The procedure took 21 minutes, with medics plucking the live worms out one at a time using tweezers.
According to reports, the parasites have been sent for analysis in order to determine more details about the infection.
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Dong Dong, meanwhile, is continuing to receive treatment.
Dong Dongs mother told doctors that she does not keep dogs or cats but noted her child comes in contact with her neighbours pets.
Thelazia callipaeda was first discovered in the eyes of infected dogs in China in 1910.
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