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Arch Ophthalmol. 1998;116:950-951.

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Acanthamoeba keratitis occurs in association with contact lens use, minor corneal trauma, or contact of the eye with contaminated water. It is a relatively uncommon but potentially sight-threatening keratitis. In mild to moderate cases, medical treatment alone can eradicate the infection; however, in severe cases surgical treatment is usually required.¹ Other members of the ameba family rarely cause ocular infection. A case of contact lens–related amebic keratitis due to a mixed infection of Vahlkampfia and Hartmannella was recently reported.² Both patients were contact lens wearers.

We report herein the second case of amebic keratits secondary to Vahlkampfia infection. To our knowledge, this is the first case of amebic keratitis following minor corneal trauma in a patient who did not wear contact lenses , and the first report of a non-Acanthamoeba amebic keratitis in the United States.

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A 30-year-old man came to our institution with severe pain and irritation in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author: Andrew J. W. Huang, MD, MPH, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL 33136 (e-mail address: ahuang@bpei.med.miami.edu).

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