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Presumed acanthamoeba keratitis
This was a patient I saw this week.  About 10 years ago he had a severe corneal insult, aet 14yrs.  He admits to having abused his contact lens wear at the time, ended up taking three weeks to have a confirmed diagnosis and ended up being treated very aggressively with topical meds being created by the hospital's compounding pharmacy.  This leads me to suspect it was an acanthamoeba keratitis.
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Presumed acanthamoeba keratitis

This was a patient I saw this week. About 10 years ago he had a severe corneal insult, aet 14yrs. He admits to having abused his contact lens wear at the time, ended up taking three weeks to have a confirmed diagnosis and ended up being treated very aggressively with topical meds being created by the hospital's compounding pharmacy. This leads me to suspect it was an acanthamoeba keratitis.

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