Acanthamoeba keratitis is an eye infection affecting the cornea. Contact lens users are at high risk of getting infected, though non-contact lens users are also prone to the disease. Acanthamoeba ...

The purpose of this study was to estimate the duration of treatment necessary for sequential acanthamoeba laboratory tests from corneal scrapings to become negative, and to assess predictors that ...

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 ...

This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2019 Meeting, taking place in San Francisco, CA. Our staff will report on medical research related to eye disorders, ...

Eye Contact Lens. 2013;39(2):158-161. Patient compliance with proper hygiene techniques is critically important for reducing contact lens–related Acanthamoeba spp infection. [2] Perhaps more critical ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis represents a severe, sight‐threatening infection of the cornea that is most commonly linked to contact lens use, although cases in non‐contact lens wearers are increasingly ...

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study. The research team found a threefold increase in ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has backed approval for Akantior (polihexanide), a potential first medicine to treat acanthamoeba keratitis.

Therapeutic keratoplasty proved effective in treating eyes with Acanthamoeba keratitis. However, it required more revisions than optical keratoplasty. “Although it is desirable to defer keratoplasty ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a protozoan infection associated with contact lens wear, particularly unhygienic storage and cleaning of contact lenses. The microscopic organism commonly exists in soil ...

A 63-year-old woman presented to the cornea service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Eye Center with a four-month history of nonresolving contact lens–associated keratitis in her left ...