Contact lens-related acanthamoeba keratitis in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To report a case of contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with improper lens hygiene in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

METHODS:

Contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis was diagnosed in a 58-year-old man with a history of CFS. After medical management failed to prevail, a penetrating keratoplasty was performed in the affected eye.

RESULTS:

There was no recurrence of Acanthamoeba keratitis after surgery. Complete re-epithelialization of the graft was observed with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/80 in the operated eye at the last follow-up (3 months).

CONCLUSIONS:

Our case report highlights the fact that concurrent incapacitating illnesses like CFS may not allow proper care of contact lenses thereby making patients prone to contact lens-related corneal infections.

• Authors: Vishal Jhanji, Jacqueline Beltz, Rasik B Vajpayee
• Journal: Eye & contact lens (Eye Contact Lens) Vol. 34 Issue 6 Pg. 335-6 (Nov 2008) ISSN: 1542-233X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18997544 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acanthamoeba Keratitis (complications, etiology, surgery)
• Contact Lenses (adverse effects)
• Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic (complications, physiopathology)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Hygiene
• Keratoplasty, Penetrating
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome
• Visual Acuity