Clinical Experience With Acanthamoeba Keratitis at the Cole Eye Institute, 1999–2008

Purpose: To review the clinical presentations, risk factors, medical and surgical management, and outcomes of patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Methods: Retrospective review of laboratory and medical records of all patients suspected of having AK from January 1999 through May 2008 at Cole Eye Institute. Results: Twenty-nine eyes of 26 patients were identified as having either culture- or tissue-proven AK or presumed AK based on clinical...