Caterpillar setae are a well recognised, although uncommon cause of ocular trauma.1 Following the entry of caterpillar setae into the eye, diverse ocular lesions occur. These include catarrhal conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, conjunctival nodules, keratitis, iridocyclitis, iris nodules, vitritis, papillitis, or chorioretinopathy.2 This can occur due to the mechanical effect of the setae and their penetration or a direct toxic effect.3 Rarely, the damage is severe enough to require enucleation.4,5,6 We report our experience of the clinical features and outcome of ocular trauma caused by caterpillar hairs.

Table 1 briefly describes the summary of our patients.

Table 1 Clinical features of ocular lesions caused by caterpillar hairs in 10 patients
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