Terry Kim, MD: Poor hygiene. Dr. Donnenfeld: Poor hygiene, swimming in a hot tub. Dr. Kim: Well water, making your own solution. Dr. Donnenfeld: Putting tap water in the eyes, homemade saline ...

UK researchers have confirmed an uptick in cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis, an eye infection that most often affects contact lens wearers. Contact lens users can avoid the severe infection by washing ...

Only 70% of patients are cured within 12 months, and some require cornea transplants An ongoing outbreak of a rare eye infection has been discovered in contact lens wearers in the UK, a new study ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are a cheaper and definitive way to diagnose Acanthamoeba keratitis, according to William D. Mathers, MD. Dr. Mathers saw a tremendous increase ...

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study. The research team found a threefold increase in ...

The warning to contact lens wearers last month from federal health officials was about as puzzling as such things get. What the experts knew for sure was that people should stop using a contact lens ...

Magnified 500X, this photomicrograph depicted some of the histopathologic changes associated with an infection found in a brain tissue specimen, due to the presence of free-living amoebae of the genus ...

A group of ophthalmologists recently identified an outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a nasty amoebic infection that can cause painful cysts and eventually blindness. To avoid it, contact wearers ...