Open AccessCase Series: Unusual Presentation of Acanthamoeba Coinfection in the Cornea
Author(s) -
Yu-Hsun Chuang,
Ying-Ching Wang,
ChuYu Yen,
ChihChung Lin,
ChunChen Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001906
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba , medicine , acanthamoeba keratitis , cornea , contact lens , ophthalmology , coinfection , moxifloxacin , visual acuity , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The cases illustrate Acanthamoeba coinfection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or microsporidia in the cornea.