Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare parasitic infection of the cornea that can lead to permanent
blindness if not diagnosed and treated promptly. We collected data on the incidences of …

The present update gives a comprehensive review of worldwide waterborne parasitic
protozoan outbreaks that occurred and were published globally between January 2004 and …

Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines are developed by the Academy's H. Dunbar Hoskins
Jr., MD Center for Quality Eye Care without any external financial support. Authors and …

Among the many genera of free-living amoebae that exist in nature, members of only four
genera have an association with human disease: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia …

PURPOSE: To describe the current management of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). DESIGN:
A perspective based on the literature and author experience. RESULTS: Early diagnosis …

Background/aims Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a chronic debilitating corneal infection
principally affecting contact lens (CL) users. Studies were designed to test claims that the UK …

Results: Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous protozoan: 8 species, 5 genotypic classes have
been reported to cause keratitis. It is potentially a sight-threatening infection, and there is …

Contact lens wear is a common predisposing factor in microbial keratitis and is one of the
two preventable risk factors for corneal infection in a working age population. Our …

An outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare, potentially blinding, corneal infection, was
detected in the United States in 2007; cases had been increasing since 2004. A case …

PURPOSE: To investigate Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) risk factors. Diagnosis of AK, a rare
but serious corneal infection, has recently increased significantly at the University of Illinois …