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This case series describes a population of cownose rays (<jats:italic>Rhinoptera bonasus<\/jats:italic>) (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200952) housed in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit that presented with severe ocular disease due to infestation with monogeneans, presumably <jats:italic>Benedeniella posterocolpa<\/jats:italic> of the Capsilidae family. The most severely affected individuals (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20099), including several cases with bilaterally ruptured corneas, underwent serial examinations prior to and following treatment with praziquantel, systemic antibiotics, and corticosteroids. The entire population underwent frequent therapeutic water changes with a scheduled decrease in salinity, increase in temperature, and a series of seven praziquantel tank treatments. At the last follow up examination (3.75\u2009years), the most common ocular findings were corneal fibrosis (18\/18 eyes; 100%), cataract formation (13\/18 eyes; 72.2%), synechia (8\/18 eyes; 44.4%), and dyscoria (5\/18 eyes; 27.8%). Despite severe corneal disease, including corneal rupture, all examined eyes (18\/18; 100%) showed remarkable corneal remodeling and a largely clear visual axis. There are very few reports describing corneal disease in aquarium housed elasmobranchs, and no reports describe ophthalmic implications of monogenean infestation in these animals. 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