Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a potentially blinding ocular disease that is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. If not diagnosed early, it can be devastating to vision. Acanthamoeba keratitis may be associated with previous ocular trauma but the majority of cases in the developed world ar...
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| author | Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Faridah Hanum Anuar, Norazah Ahmad, Norain Abdullah, |
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| description | Acanthamoeba keratitis is a potentially blinding ocular disease that is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. If not diagnosed early, it can be devastating to vision. Acanthamoeba keratitis may be associated with previous ocular trauma but the majority of cases in the developed world are associated to contact lens wear. We present two cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis whose diagnosis were missed at initial presentation. The history, clinical findings and treatment instituted are briefly discussed here. In the light of prevention of the disease, lessons learnt from these cases especially on the role of poor hygienic practice during of contact lens wear in precipitating the disease, are highlighted. |
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| spelling | ukm-9522016-12-14T06:28:24Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/952/ Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Faridah Hanum Anuar, Norazah Ahmad, Norain Abdullah, Acanthamoeba keratitis is a potentially blinding ocular disease that is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. If not diagnosed early, it can be devastating to vision. Acanthamoeba keratitis may be associated with previous ocular trauma but the majority of cases in the developed world are associated to contact lens wear. We present two cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis whose diagnosis were missed at initial presentation. The history, clinical findings and treatment instituted are briefly discussed here. In the light of prevention of the disease, lessons learnt from these cases especially on the role of poor hygienic practice during of contact lens wear in precipitating the disease, are highlighted. penerbit ukm 2004 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/952/1/jurnal8.pdf Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, and Faridah Hanum Anuar, and Norazah Ahmad, and Norain Abdullah, (2004) Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 2 (1). pp. 81-88. ISSN 1675-8161 http://www.fskb.ukm.my/fskbold/jurnal |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Faridah Hanum Anuar, Norazah Ahmad, Norain Abdullah, Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title | Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title_full | Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title_fullStr | Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title_short | Cases of contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis |
| title_sort | cases of contact lens related acanthamoeba keratitis |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/952/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/952/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/952/1/jurnal8.pdf |