I thought I had an eyelash in my eye – then doctors found parasites burrowed into my ...
DOCTORS found parasites burrowed into a woman’s cornea after she made a common mistake while swimming in a pool. Maureen ...
Woman's eye pain was actually due to worm infestation and the reason was THIS common mistake
Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing ...
pharmaphorum4 天
EU approves first therapy for acanthamoeba keratitis
AK is a severe and progressive parasitic corneal infection caused by acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, which can cause unbearable pain and extreme light sensitivity and needs urgent medical ...
Indiatimes2 天
Woman's eye pain was actually due to worm infestation and the reason was THIS common mistake
Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing contact lenses while swimming. Initially misdiagnosed, she later ...
Medscape3 天
Microbial Keratitis After Corneal Laser Refractive Surgery
1 Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Rd ... mycobacterial infection after LASIK is probably reducing. Fungal and Acanthamoeba infections are important to diagnose and treat early, as delayed ...
Business Today2 年
Flesh-Eating Parasite Eats Man’s Eye After He Slept With Contact Lenses On
This time, things went too far, as Mike contracted Acanthamoeba Keratitis, which caused a vision loss in his right eye. This infection is caused by a microscopic, free-living ameba called ...