acanthamoeba keratitis/edema

This article presents the case of a 49-year-old man who did not have a history of wearing contact lenses and who developed a rapidly progressive course of Acanthamoeba keratitis. The patient developed stromal keratitis that did not respond to herpes simplex virus therapies. Within 1 week after

OBJECTIVE We report ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) evidence of Descemet's membrane rupture in a patient affected by Acanthamoeba keratitis without corneal perforation. METHODS A 38-year-old woman who was a habitual wearer of monthly disposable soft contact lens was admitted to our unit for a severe

A 28-year-old female with a history of contact lens wear presented with a 1 week history of pain and photophobia in her left eye. In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and corneal scrape confirmed the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) which was treated with intensive topical propamidine

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II, Rostock Cornea Module, HRTII-RCM) in the management of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). METHODS Four eyes of four patients with AK seen at Keio University Hospital at the Department of

The present report discusses a new case of dacryoadenitis with extraocular muscle inflammation associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in a contact lens wearer. A 41-year-old male, who has worn silicone hydrogel contact lenses on an extended basis for about 10 years, attended with the complaints

CONCLUSIONS Lacrimal punctal plugs may prevent the teratogenicity of the treatment used in infectious keratitis. Its use should be strongly considered in these cases. OBJECTIVE We present the case of a 7-week pregnant patient with Acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS The patient was a contact lens user

Amoebic keratitis, a sight-threatening, progressive corneal disease, is commonly caused by ubiquitous, pathogenic, free-living Acanthamoeba spp., which are widely distributed in the environment. We investigated clinical findings and histology of Acanthamoeba keratitis in a rat cornea model.

A model of contact lens-induced Acanthamoeba keratitis was developed in Yucatan micropigs. Pigs fitted with parasite-laden soft contact lenses developed corneal infections that clinically and histopathologically mimicked the human counterpart. Three distinct stages of disease became apparent and

BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba keratitis is a severe, painful corneal infection found in contact lens wearers. The entity can easily be confused with herpetic or fungal keratitis, especially if no ocular pain is reported. METHODS A 32-year old myopic female presented a unilateral keratitis of unknown

An irritated left eye followed by a geographic epithelial corneal defect developed in a 42-year-old man. Disciform edema developed in the cornea, and the lesion progressed to a ring-shaped abscess. The lesion failed to respond to medical therapy. After two penetrating keratoplasties, histopathologic

OBJECTIVE To study the morphological characteristics in corneal smear of acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS Experimental study. From May 1991 to December 2007, in Department of Microbiology, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, 159 cases with acanthamoeba keratitis were

Purpose: To report endotheliitis as an early, key presenting sign of Acanthamoeba keratitis in patients who are soft contact lens wearers. Methods: We report 4 cases of

Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo efficacy of rose bengal (RB)-mediated photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PDAT) for treatment of Acanthamoeba castellanii keratitis (AK).Materials and Methods: An animal (rabbit) AK model was successfully achieved via intrastromal inoculation of