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Contact lens-related acanthamoeba keratitis in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome
Vishal Jhanji1, Jacqueline Beltz, Rasik B Vajpayee
1Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Purpose:
To report a case of contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with improper lens hygiene in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Methods:
Contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis was diagnosed in a 58-year-old man with a history of CFS. After medical management failed to prevail, a penetrating keratoplasty was performed in the affected eye.
Results:
There was no recurrence of Acanthamoeba keratitis after surgery. Complete re-epithelialization of the graft was observed with a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/80 in the operated eye at the last follow-up (3 months).
Conclusions:
Our case report highlights the fact that concurrent incapacitating illnesses like CFS may not allow proper care of contact lenses thereby making patients prone to contact lens-related corneal infections.
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