Thelaziasis is an ocular arthropod-borne, zoonotic disease of the eye infecting 
the conjunctival sac, lacrimal duct, and lacrimal gland caused by a nematode of 
the genus Thelazia. We report the first case of human ocular thelaziasis in 
Nepal in a 6-month-old child from a Rukum district, Nepal. The infant presented 
with conjunctivitis, and his visual acuity and dilated fundal examination were 
normal. A total of 6 worms were removed for identification. Collected nematodes 
were identified based on morphological keys as Thelazia callipaeda. The 
patient's symptoms improved after removal of the nematodes.