Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful vision-threatening infection caused by pathogenic
free-living Acanthamoeba. Due to the non-specific clinical presentation, this condition tends
to be misdiagnosed by clinicians. A timely diagnosis is crucial for favorable visual outcome.
Three hundred patients with suspected microbial keratitis presenting to the Advanced Eye
Center at our tertiary care center in North India during the period from 2014 to 2018 were
included. Patient's corneal scrapings, contact lens, lens solution, lens case, and tears were …