5-inch worm removed from man's eye (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Doctors at Fortis Hospital in Mumbai have confirmed that they removed a live worm from the eye of a 75-year-old patient who complained of pain. PK Krishnamurthy felt "itching and irritation" in his right eye, BBC News reported, and when doctors examined him they found the cause was a worm.

Credit: Fortis Hospital Mulund