Do you wear contact lenses? Well, a 20-year-old girl has a warning for you. She went blind after she wore contact lenses to ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a protozoan infection associated with contact lens wear, particularly unhygienic ...

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Teresa Sanchez was in Mexico for a medical procedure nearly four years ago when she kept feeling dry, poking sensations in her right eye. She chalked it up to a potential rip in her contact lens, the ...

Acanthamoeba is a genus of opportunistic protozoan amebic species widely distributed in nature. Furthermore, it is part of a broader family of free-living amebae that can autonomously survive in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite awareness from both clinicians and patients and better instructions on how to care for contact lenses, ...

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 ...

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.