Abstract
<br>Ixodidae ticks are vectors of Lyme borreliosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne encephalitis, and relapsing fever. We present a case of eyelid tick infestation in a 49-year-old patient for 1 week. A slit-lamp examination suggested it to be a tick tethered on the patient's skin. Complete removal of the tick was done with 2% lignocaine infiltration locally around the swelling. The tick fell off from the periocular skin without any further manipulation. On entomology evaluation, it was categorized to be a hard tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus belonging to the Ixodes family. The patient was put on topical moxifloxacin and chloramphenicol eye ointment. The patient was followed up after 5 days and after 2 weeks and was found to be normal.<br>
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