A blinding parasitic eye disease affects mostly contact lens wearers. Here’s how to avoid it

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but blinding parasitic eye disease. Experts share how to avoid it and treat it.
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Keratitis vs. Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): What You Need to Know

Commonly referred to as pink eye, conjunctivitis describes inflammation of the thin transparent layer of tissue that covers the whites of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. The result of ...

Contact lenses users beware of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Symptoms, causes and prevention of this eye disease

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but devastating eye infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in water and soil.

Woman, 21, wears contact lenses, ends up blind due to rare parasite on eye

Vivian Nosovitsky told Newsweek the rare eye infection came from bacteria getting into her contact lenses, causing the parasite.

My eye was ‘eaten away’ after I caught a parasite on a bus – I’m blind after agonising stabbing pains

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The 21-year-old woke up in the middle of the night with ...
Medindia

Medications and their Potential to Cause Increase 'Keratitis'

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Keratitis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...
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Cornea specialists compare management approaches for neurotrophic keratitis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and ...
The Sun

What is acanthamoeba keratitis, what are the signs and symptoms of the eye infection and can it cause blindness?

ACANTHAMOEBA keratitis is rare, but researchers have warned that cases are on the rise. Here’s everything you need to know about the eye infection. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is an infection of the ...
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Combination of symptoms, history indicate diagnosis of fungal keratitis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many organisms have the ability to infect human tissue. Of these organisms, some have developed a propensity for ...
Nature

Microbial keratitis in corneal grafts: predisposing factors and outcomes

To identify the nature of microbial keratitis in corneal grafts and the clinical outcomes at a tertiary hospital in the United Kingdom. This represents the longest published follow-up data on ...
Forbes

Cure Herpetic Stromal Keratitis With CRISPR

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...
Nature

Fungal keratitis in the Republic of Ireland

Fungal keratitis is relatively rare in temperate climates with only one previous population-based study, which reported a minimum annual incidence of 0.32 per million population in the United Kingdom.