Know how sleeping with contact lenses can cause Acanthamoeba keratitis.- Wearing contact lenses can cause Acanthamoeba keratitis.

If you also wear contact lenses, then you need to take care of some things that the lens must be kept in its case, the lens must be kept in a solution containing the lens, do not rub your eyes with the lens or do not sleep with the lens and many more.

Recently, a case was made public in which 21-year-old Mike Krumholz, who lives in America, slept with contact lenses in his eyes. Which is why he lost his sight. Doctors talk about the problem of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Let’s find out what the whole thing is and what is keratitis (Acanthamoeba keratitis) which can also take away vision.

A boy sleeps in America with contact lenses

Mike, an American resident, has been wearing lenses for the past 7 years. The first time he forgot to take off the lens. After that he had to face this problem. When Mike woke up, he found one of his eyes red and infected. Mike went to the doctor, who told him that part of his eye had been eaten by a flesh-eating parasite. This news was enough to shatter Mike’s senses.

The doctor also reported that Mike Krumholz had keratitis acanth amoeba in his right eye. In February of this year, Mike created a page where he shared all the information about these accidents.

Mike said he woke up in the morning to find allergies and red eyes. He was diagnosed with HSV 1 in the eye. But after seeing 5 ophthalmologists and 2 cornea specialists, he was diagnosed with a rare eye parasite called Acanthamoeba keratitis.

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Millions of people around the world wear contact lenses

Mike said I had a surgery called PDT conjunctival flap repositioning. Because of this, he has severe pain in one eye and can’t see anything.

Mike appealed to other people who wear contact lenses, they should not sleep with them on or bathe with them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 33 out of a million people who wear contact lenses are infected with this type of parasite.

Sleeping with contact lenses can be dangerous for the eyes

Speaking about it in more detail, dr. Rishi Bhardwaj says sleeping with lenses carries a high risk of bacterial and fungal eye infections.

The problem can be keratitis, corneal abrasion, retention of contact lenses in the fornix, dry eye. dr. Rishi is HOD-Ophthalmology at Paras Hospital, Gurugram.

He adds: “It’s not safe to sleep with contact lenses on. This increases the risk of corneal infection, which is an infection of the clear layer that protects the colored part of your eye.

Microbial keratitis, a form of corneal inflammation caused by infection, is up to five times more common when you wear contact lenses overnight. The type of lenses you have does not affect the risk of infection.

May increase the risk of keratitis

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but serious eye infection that can cause permanent vision loss or blindness, according to the CDC. This infection is caused by a tiny amoeba called Acanthamoeba. Acanthamoeba causes keratitis when it infects the cornea.

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what could be the reason

Acanthamoeba keratitis is most common in people who wear contact lenses, but anyone can get this infection. Certain things can increase the risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis in people who wear contact lenses.

These mistakes can ruin your lens and vision

Improper disinfection of lenses (such as using tap water to clean lenses)
swimming, using a hot tub, or showering while wearing lenses
exposure to contaminated water
a history of corneal infection

What to do to avoid them?

1. Dr. Rishi Bharadwaj said to remove the contact lens safely, if you can’t remove it, leave it in for a while.

2. Follow all the safety rules that your ophthalmologist told you.

3. In case of any problem or abnormality, see an ophthalmologist immediately and follow the treatment instructions carefully.

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