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Eye'll bee damned: woman finds insects in eye

The 3-millimetre long bees were carefully removed after a woman sought medical help with a swollen and itching left eye.

Four "sweat bees" that had been living in a Taiwanese woman's eye were removed by a doctor who described his surprise at finding a "leg with hair, protruding from the eyelid".

The tiny insects, which are just three milimetres (one-tenth of an inch) long, were discovered after the woman -- known only as Ms Ho -- sought treatment for an itchy and swollen left eye, Dr Horng Chi-ting said.

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