ALLMedicine™ Acanthamoeba Keratitis Center

Mar 17th, 2023 - Species of the genus Acanthamoeba are free-living protozoans that occasionally act as parasites, causing a severe, progressive corneal infection termed Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). The variable pathogenic potential among Acanthamoeba lineages has ...

Feb 7th, 2023 - As the number of contact lens users increases, contact lens induced corneal infection is becoming more common. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a type of those which is caused by Acanthamoeba species, and may cause severe ocular inflammation and vis...

Feb 5th, 2023 - The aim of this study was to analyze real-world practice patterns and graft survival after corneal transplantation for infectious keratitis in the Netherlands. All consecutive keratoplasties for infectious keratitis registered in the Netherlands O...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - The purpose of this study was to report a novel approach of prepenetrating keratoplasty (PKP) corneal map biopsies to define the extent of Acanthamoeba cyst infiltration in recalcitrant Acanthamoeba keratitis. Corneal map biopsies were performed 1...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation with Green light for Infection Reduction (REAGIR ) is an international, randomized, doubled masked, clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to determine differences in 6-month visual acuity between medic...

Jan 10th, 2023 - Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation with Green light for Infection Reduction (REAGIR ) is an international, randomized, doubled masked, clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to determine differences in 6-month visual acuity between medic...

Jan 9th, 2023 - Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare eye infection that is difficult to treat. The mainstay of therapy is a biguanide agent such as chlorhexidine, though recent studies have found povidone iodine to be effective for killing acanthamoeba organisms in v...

Oct 23rd, 2020 - This is a randomized, assessor-masked, active-controlled, multiple center, parallel-group Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 0.08% PHMB ophthalmic solution compared to the conventional 0.02% PHMB + 0.1% propamidine ...

Sep 10th, 2020 - Keratitis is a rare destructive cause of blindness. It typically affects young and healthy individuals, is excruciatingly painful, and difficult to treat. With 60% of cases mis-diagnosed at presentation, acanthamoeba keratitis carries a far worse ...

Apr 10th, 2017 - The performance of keratoplasty is hampered by the limited availability of donor cornea in many countries, especially in Asia. For this reason, attempts have been made to fabricate artificial substitutes for natural human cornea. So far, all polym...

Sep 26th, 2022 - People who wear reusable contact lenses are about four times more likely to get the sight-threatening eye infection acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) than people who wear daily disposable lenses, says a study published in the journal  Ophthalmology. Res...

In 2015, the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics diagnosed 15 new Acanthamoeba keratitis cases.

Oct 4th, 2018 - Researchers have warned of a new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection affecting people in the UK who wear contact lenses. Acanthamoeba keratitis causes corneal inflammation and pain.  Around a quarter of patients infected may lose most...

Oct 4th, 2018 - Researchers have warned of a new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection affecting people in the UK who wear contact lenses. Acanthamoeba keratitis causes corneal inflammation and pain.   For people who get this condition, it is hugely de...

Aug 21st, 2015 - Virtually everyone who wears contact lenses ignores at least one recommendation for their lenses' proper care and handling, CDC researchers reported Thursday. Survey data analyzed by Jennifer R. Cope, MD, and colleagues indicated that 99% of conta...