Open AccessAcanthamoeba Detection in the Anterior Chamber after Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty
Author(s) -
Rishabh Agarwal,
Garima Mittal,
Anuradha Raj,
Shalini Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8366.4457
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba , acanthamoeba keratitis , contact lens , medicine , keratitis , ophthalmology , surgery , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Acanthamoeba infection has been recognized in almost all parts of the world. With most of the literature focusing on contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis, ophthalmologists may hesitate to diagnose this entity in patients without lenses. We report the case of a patient with Acanthamoeba infection of the anterior chamber, unrelated to contact lens wear, diagnosed by examination of aqueous tap following penetrating therapeutic keratoplasty.