DOCTORS found parasites burrowed into a woman’s cornea after she made a common mistake while swimming in a pool. Maureen ...

Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing ...

When managing an irritated cornea, choosing among fortified antibiotics, oral antivirals, anti-inflammatories or combination ...

A New York woman, 53, was left blind in one eye after wearing contact lenses in the pool, leading to her contracting a ...

Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a potentially blinding ... preventing pathogens and foreign objects from entering the eye. To properly serve its visual function, the cornea must maintain clarity ...

A 53-year-old woman has almost lost her sight in one eye after being diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) - a rare ...

Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing contact lenses while swimming. Initially misdiagnosed, she later ...

Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL) and the resultant rate of microbial keratitis (MK). Methods: A retrospective ...

New York lifeguard, Maureen Cronin, was left blinded and forced to quit her job after making a horrific contact lenses ...

Reason for decision Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in ...

Wearing contact lenses the wrong way can harm your eyes. This may lead to infections like microbial keratitis, corneal ulcers ...