Acanthamoeba keratitis is an extremely rare but serious eye infection. In the United States, it mostly affects people who wear contact lenses. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can help prevent permanent ...

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but sight‐threatening infection of the cornea primarily associated with contact lens wear. This condition arises when Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba present ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is caused when a type of amoeba commonly found in water makes its way into a person's cornea A 41-year-old woman in England was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba Keratitis — a rare ...

Health experts are cautioning about Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a rare but serious eye infection linked to contaminated tap water, especially for contact lens wearers. A UK study revealed a ...

An ongoing outbreak of a rare eye infection has been discovered in contact lens wearers in the UK, a new study reveals. Researchers at University College London found that rates of Acanthamoeba ...

A contact lens wearer may never see from his left eye again after a rare parasite infected him. Doctors told Mike Krumholz it may have entered his eye after he napped in his contacts. They initially ...

A British man was forced to have his eye removed after a contact lens infection spiraled out of control, and now he’s sharing his story so others won’t suffer the same consequences. Long-time ...

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Microbial infections of the cornea can have serious consequences, including blindness in the worst case. The treatment of keratitis, a condition caused by certain pathogens, always presents major ...

In light of recent news that a brand of over-the-counter eye drops may have caused bacterial infections that led to vision loss and even death, consumers may be wary of using them at all. Thomas ...