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Management of refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis, two cases

Parasitology Research volume 120, pages 1121–1124 (2021)Cite this article

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Acanthamoeba keratitis is a serious infection of the eye that can result in permanent visual impairment or blindness, caused by free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. Early diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Acanthamoeba is abundant in nature and can be found in water, soil, and air. Acanthamoeba keratitis is usually diagnosed by culture from a scraping of the eye or by confocal microscopy. In this paper, two complicated Acanthamoeba keratitis cases are reported.

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  1. Ocular Trauma and Emergency Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Soleimani, Bita Momenaei, Fereshte Tayebi, S. Saeed Mohammadi & Hossein Ghahvehchian

  2. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Latifi

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Soleimani, M., Latifi, A., Momenaei, B. et al. Management of refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis, two cases. Parasitol Res 120, 1121–1124 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06997-6

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Keywords

  • Acanthamoeba keratitis
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • In vivo confocal imaging
  • Penetrating keratoplasty