Acanthamoeba keratitis is associated with
Correct Answer: Wearing of soft contact lenses
Description: Acanthamoeba keratitis Mode of infection. Corneal infection with acanthamoeba results from direct corneal contact with any material or water contaminated with the organism. Following situations of contamination have been described: Contact lens wearers using home-made saline Non contact lens related situations include mild trauma with contaminated vegetable matter, salt water diving, wind blown contaminant and hot tub use Oppuunistic infection. Acanthamoeba keratitis can also occur as oppounistic infection in patients with herpetic keratitis, bacterial keratitis, bullous keratopathy and neuroparalytic keratitis. Reference: A.K.Khurana;6th Edition; Page no: 113.
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