Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing contact lenses while swimming. Initially misdiagnosed, she later ...

It was only when Maureen visited an ophthalmologist in August that she was diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) - a rare parasitic eye infection. The NHS defines AK as an infection affecting the ...

DOCTORS found parasites burrowed into a woman's cornea after she made a common mistake while swimming in a pool. Maureen Cronin first thought she had an eyelash stuck in her eye, but the pain ...

Current clinical interventions for bacterial keratitis involve the administration of topical antimicrobial agents and systemic antibiotics. However, the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have led to ...

The review of the contact lens solutions is tabulated in Table 1. Of the 16 currently available solutions for soft lenses and the five combined soft and rigid solutions, none advised rinsing of ...

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Future studies evaluating the risk factors and outcomes of other types of infectious keratitis, including fungal and Acanthamoeba keratitis, would be invaluable. The original contributions presented ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare, chronic, mainly contact lens-related infection caused by a free-living amoeba found ubiquitously in water and soil. A case of a 9-year-old child, who presented to our ...

1). Cultures and smears were performed and were positive for acanthamoeba (ACA) keratitis. The patient was treated with appropriate triple antiamoebal therapy with resolution of her keratitis.