International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-7802992018092219511951ENHealth Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, IsfahanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, and Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranDepartment of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan20180922<p><span class="fontstyle0">International travel is rising quickly worldwide. Many people travel to tropical and subtropical areas, where there has been increasing exposure of travelers to infectious pathogens. Ocular parasitic infections are more prevalent in these geographical areas and they can lead to morbidity and mortality, often due to late or misdiagnosis due to the unfamiliarity of health staff with these<br />diseases. This is an up-to-date comprehensive review article that familiarizes physicians with ocular signs and symptoms, treatment, prevention, and geographic distribution of some parasites associated with travel. </span></p><p><strong></strong><span class="fontstyle2"><strong>Keywords</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle3">Acanthamoeba, American trypanosomiasis, eye, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, parasitosis, protozoan infection, toxoplasmosis, travel</span> </p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/1951http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/1951/717717776