acanthamoeba keratitis/photophobia

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 describe a patient with a good visual outcome after prompt treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis as a complication of overnight orthokeratology lens wear. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS A 9-year-old boy experienced pain, photophobia, and redness in his right eye 3 days after

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

OBJECTIVE To investigate an outbreak of presumed Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), to identify risk factors associated with its development, and to characterize the changing epidemiology of AK. METHODS We performed a pairwise-matched case-control study involving 31 patients who were diagnosed as having

OBJECTIVE To describe the outcome of a series of Acanthamoeba keratitis treated with a similar regimen. METHODS All cases diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis in a referral centre from June 1994 through June 1997 were included. Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis was based in clinical presentation

Introduction: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a blinding condition reported from both developed and developing countries. Limited knowledge on the clinical characteristics of AK and scarce laboratory diagnostic facilities in such countries

OBJECTIVE To report the features and clinical course of Acanthamoeba keratitis in a cosmetic contact lens wearer. METHODS A 29-year-old man sought medical attention for severe ocular pain, blurry vision, photophobia, and a foreign body sensation in the left eye for the past 3-4 days. He had been

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

OBJECTIVE To describe a case of keratomycosis caused by Arthrographis kalrae, mimicking Acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 23-year-old female contact lens wearer developed dendritic keratitis in her amblyopic eye (OD). Baseline vision was 20/50. Treatment with trifluridine 1%

1. Acanthamoeba keratitis is an uncommon but increasingly prevalent infection with the potential to cause severe ocular damage. Acanthamoeba is a nonflagellated free-living amoeba that is ubiquitous in the environment. The most common type is A castellani, but A polyphagia, A rhysodes, A culbertson,

BACKGROUND To analyse the associated factors, diagnosis, clinical manifestations and therapeutic effects of Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary ophthalmic centre in Southern China. METHODS A retrospective clinical study was performed in fifteen patients who were admitted to Zhongshan Ophthalmic

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare, chronic, mainly contact lens-related infection caused by a free-living amoeba found ubiquitously in water and soil. A case of a 9-year-old child, who presented to our clinic with painful, red left eye, associated with photophobia, and decreased visual acuity, wais

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threatening corneal infection. The early symptoms include redness, pain, photophobia and intense tearing. Chronic infection usually progresses to stromal inflammation, ring ulcers, corneal opacification and hypopyon. Here we document an AK case in a high myopic

OBJECTIVE To report a case of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) after a severe Acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS A 59-year-old white woman, wearing contact lenses, developed a severe Acanthamoeba keratitis in the left eye, which involved the limbus, and required 8 months

The visual outcomes of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare cause of corneal infection, can be devastating. This paper reports two contact lens wearers with severe pain and photophobia who presented to the emergency room. Biomicroscopy revealed radial keratoneuritis in both individuals. Tissue culture on