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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.
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Eye Parasite Puts Contact Lens Wearers at Risk of Blindness

An eye parasite linked to contact lens use can lead to vision loss, painful treatment, and long recovery times, experts warn.
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Prompt, accurate diagnosis and treatment needed for corneal disorders

Eric Donnenfeld’s corneal health case presentations and panel discussion at OSN New York are always popular with meeting ...
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A woman had her eye removed after she showered while wearing contact lenses and it got infected by a parasite found in tap water

A woman had her left eye removed after she showered while wearing contact lenses and it got infected. Marie Mason caught a rare parasite infection, called Acanthamoeba keratitis, which can cause ...
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One year of valacyclovir beneficial for keratitis, iritis in herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with ...
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Bacterial Keratitis and Microbial Eye Infections

Bacterial keratitis represents a serious infection of the corneal tissue that can rapidly impair vision if not promptly and adequately treated. This condition, alongside other microbial eye infections ...
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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 ...