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Living with Acanthamoeba Keratitis. • Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) is a rare condition that occurs when microscopic amoeba invade the cornea – the clear layer - at the front of the eye. The amoeba normally live in water and soil and, although the infection has many causes, there is a known risk of infection that can occur when contact lenses come into contact with water because the contact lens can transfer the amoeba to the cornea. • Around 85% of Acanthamoeba Keratitis cases in the UK occur in contact lens wearers. • AK can be difficult to diagnose and Professor John Dart (Consultant Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital who specialises in research into infectious eye diseases) urges clinicians to consider Acanthamoeba as a possible cause of infection in all contact lens wearers and in other cases of infection if there is no improvement with treatment within 5 days. • • If you would like to learn more about AK, you may find the following links useful: • http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/acantham... • http://www.odak-project.eu/index.php/... • http://www.preventblindness.org/acant... • • If you are interested in getting more involved in Acanthamoeba Keratitis research, or in any other research relating to eye health, please contact Richard Cable at: [email protected]

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