Medical Description

Acanthamoeba keratitis is an infection in the eye that often occurs in healthy consumers. It can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness.

Symptoms of Acanthamoeba keratitis are similar to symptoms of other eye infections and can last from several weeks to months.

Eventually, Acanthamoeba keratitis will cause severe pain, vision loss or even blindness if untreated.

Source: Acanthamoeba Keratitis Fact Sheet, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, May 25, 2007.

Symptoms

• Eye pain
• Eye redness
• Blurred vision
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensation of something in the eye
• Excessive tearing

General Information

Risk factors for developing Acanthamoeba Keratitis are swimming while wearing contact lenses, storing contact lenses in home-made solutions and poor contact lens hygiene.

Patients who suffer from Acanthamoeba Keratitis may have severe corneal scarring, which requires corneal transplantation. Therapy and treatment for Acanthamoeba Keratitis can last longer than one year.

Source: “Acanthamoeba Keratitis,” EyeMDLink.com, November 25, 2001.

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