Articles, Research and Publications
Below a list of articles, publications, research, clinical trials, tutorials in regard to Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Our aim is to gather all Acanthamoeba Keratitis information in one platform, easy to access. This rare disease is affecting many eyes worldwide and something needs to be done.
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- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Risk Factors for Daily Wear Contact Lens Users A Case–Control Study by Nicole Carnt, PhD
Darwin C. Minassian, MSc Epidemiol and John K.G. Dart, – AAO – (2022) - Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy: A review of the intermediate term clinical and surgical outcomes by Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, Harry Levine, Diego S. Altamirano, Jaime D. Martinez, Heather Durkee, Keenan Mintz, Roger Leblanc, Jana D’Amato Tóthová, Darlene Miller, Jean-Marie Parel, Guillermo Amescua – Ajo – (2022)
- Can You Sleep in Contacts? – by Ellen Hollington – Entrepreneurs Break – (2022)
- SIFI receives favorable feedback from the US FDA on Akantior® for treatment on Acanthamoeba Keratitis – prnewswire – (2021)
- Acanthamoeba epitheliopathy: Importance of early diagnosis by Gavin Li, Nakul Shekhawat. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports (2022)
- Outcomes of amoebic, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: A retrospective cohort study by Moe CA, Lalitha P, Prajna NV, Mascarenhas J, Srinivasan M, et al. – PLOS ONE 17 – (2022)
- Metagenome techniques to reduce diagnostic delay in Acanthamoeba keratitis by Davide Borroni, Rahul Rachwani-Anil, José María Sánchez González, Marina Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Carlos Rocha de Lossada – Rom J Ophthalmol – (2022)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Single-Institution Series of Four Cases With Literature Review by Clarissa Smith, Nida Ashraf, Megan Haghnegahdar, Kenneth Goins, Jessica R. Newman – Cureus – (2022)
- Impact of Acanthamoeba Keratitis on the Vision-Related Quality of Life of Contact Lens Wearers by Carnt NA, Man REK, Fenwick EK, Lamoureux EL, Keay LJ – Cornea – (2022)
- What is Acanthamoeba Keratitis? Sight-threatening eye infection in contact lens wearers by Kate Green – Optimax – (2022)
- Atypical presentation of acanthamoeba keratitis resembling central toxic keratopathy – Mathew S. Ward, Jordan P. Hastings, Kathryn M. Shmunes, Yasmyne Ronquillo, Phillip C. Hoopes, Majid Moshirfar – Science Direct – (2022)
- Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. using carboxylesterase antibody and its usage for diagnosing Acanthamoeba-keratitis – by Min-Jeong Kim,Ki-Back Chu,Hae-Ahm Lee,Fu-Shi Quan,Hyun-Hee Kong,Eun-Kyung Moon – Plos One – (2022)
- Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma Frequent Complications of Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Carlene Majorino – Optometry Advisor – (2021)
- CU Researcher Receives First-Time Award to Support Ophthalmic Database Development – Jennifer Patnaik, PhD – by Rachel Wittel – University of Colorado – (2021)
- Severe Keratitis Caused by Acanthamoeba Genotype T12 in Thailand: A Case Report – Vannarut Satitpitakul, Chaturong Putaporntip, and Somchai Jongwutiwes – AJTMH (2021)
- Therapeutic Corneal Transplantation in Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Penetrating Versus Lamellar Keratoplasty – Antonio Di Zazzo , Giuseppe Varacalli, Chiara De Gregorio, Marco Coassin, Stefano Bonini – Cornea. 2021 Oct 23. Epub ahead of print. PMID (2021)
- Confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis – Kasparova EA, Marchenko NR, Surnina ZV, Mitichkina TS. Vozmozhnosti konfokal’noi mikroskopii v diagnostike akantamebnogo keratita Vestn Oftalmol. – PMID – (2021)
- The Autofluorescence Patterns of Acanthamoeba castellanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus: Effects of Antibiotics and Tetracaine – by Peguda, H.K.; Mahbub, S.B.; Sherpa, T.D.; Subedi, D.; Habibalahi, A.; Anwer, A.G.; Gu, Z.; Willcox, M.D.P.; Goldys, E.M.; Carnt, N.A. – Pathogens – (2021)
- Diagnosis key for proper treatment of infectious keratitis with Zaina Al-Mohtaseb – Helio news – (2021)
- Contact Lens Care: Prevent Acanthamoeba From Summer Swimming – Atlantic Institute Eye – (2021)
- How Bad Is It Really to Sleep or Shower With Contacts? – By Madeleine H. Burry – Livestrong.com – (2021)
- Microbial patterns of Acanthamoeba keratitis at a Singapore ophthalmic referral hospital: A 5-year retrospective observational study by David Z Chen, Charmaine Chai, Anna Tan, Manotosh Ray – Ann Acad Med Singap. (2021)
- Acanthamoeba keratitis: an increasingly common infectious disease of the cornea by Binod Rayamajhee, Mark DP Willcox, Fiona L Henriquez, Constantinos Petsoglou, Nicole Carnt – The Lancet Microbe – (2021)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Shaan N. Somani; Yasmyne Ronquillo; Majid Moshirfar. StatPearls – NCBI – (2021)
- Wearing Pattern and Awareness About Contact Lens Wear in Secondary School Students in Kuala Lumpur – Mohd-Ali B, Azmi N – Clin Optom (Auckl) – (2021)
- Early therapeutic lamellar keratoplasty for acanthamoeba keratitis followed by implantable Collamer lens for visual rehabilitation by Saeed Al-Motowa, Sarah AlMutawa, Trad Al-Kadi – Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology – (2021)
- Optometry Australia’s infection control guidelines 2020 by Kerryn M Hart, Fiona Stapleton, Nicole Carnt, Luke Arundel &Ka-Yee Lian – Clinical and Experimental Optometry – (2021)
- Voriconazole in the successful management of a case of Acanthamoeba-Cladosporium keratitis by Anita Raghavan, Arjun Velayudhan Nair, Kavitha N, Narendran Venkatapathy and Ram Rammohan – American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports – (2021)
- Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran: A Gene-Based PCR Assay by Khosravinia N, Fata A, Moghaddas E, et al. Iran J Parasitol – (2021)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Egypt: Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes by Nasef MH, El Emam SY, El Shorbagy MS, Allam WA – Clin Ophthalmol. – (2021)
- If You’re Doing This in the Shower, Doctors Say to Stop Immediately – THIS COMMON PRACTICE COULD ACTUALLY RESULT IN IRREVERSIBLE PROBLEMS. By Kali Coleman – Bestlife (2021)
- Should Veterinary Practitioners be concerned about Acanthamoeba Keratitis? By Elise Cooper, William Cowmeadow and Hany Elsheikha – Parasitologia MDPI (2021)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by Nicholas Fanselow, Nadia Sirajuddin, Xiao-Tang Yin, Andrew J. W. Huang OrcID and Patrick M. Stuart – MDPI – (2021)
- Challenges in Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Review by Giuseppe Varacalli 1,†,Antonio Di Zazzo1,†OrcID,Tommaso Mori 1,Thomas H. Dohlman 2,Sara Spelta 1OrcID,Marco Coassin 1,*OrcID andStefano Bonini 1 – J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(5), 942; – MDPI (2021)
- Intracellular Microbiome Profiling of the Acanthamoeba Clinical Isolates from Lens Associated Keratitis by Yu-Jen Wang, Sung-Chou Li, Wei-Chen Lin, and Fu-Chin Huang – MDPI – (2021)
- Variables Affecting the Recovery of Acanthamoeba Trophozoites by Monica J. Crary *, Rhonda Walters, Paul Shannon and Manal M. Gabriel – Pathogens 2021, 10(2), 221 – (2021)
- A Systematic Review of Intracellular Microorganisms within Acanthamoeba to Understand Potential Impact for Infection. By Rayamajhee, B.; Subedi, D.; Peguda, H.K.; Willcox, M.D.; Henriquez, F.L.; Carnt, N. – Pathogens 2021, 10, 225. – (2021)
- Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran: A Gene-Based PCR Assay by KHOSRAVINIA N, FATA A, MOGHADDAS elham, HOSSEINI FARASH BR, SADAGHAT MR, ESLAMPOUR AR, JARAHI L. – Iran J Parasitol. 16(1):111-121. – (2021)
- Topical Corticosteroids for Infectious Keratitis Before Culture-Proven Diagnosis. By Hirano K, Tanaka H, Kato K, Araki-Sasaki K. – Clin Ophthalmol. 2021;15:609-616 – (2021)
- Delayed diagnoses of Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary care medical centre by Yesha S. Shah Inna G. Stroh Sidra Zafar, Nancy Zhan,g Manjari Sriparna, Nakul Shekhawat, Zara Ghos, Divya Srikumaran, Fasika A. Woreta – Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd – (2021)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Minors With Orthokeratology (OK) Lens Use: A Case Series by Scanzera, Angelica C. O.D.; Tu, Elmer Y. M.D.; Joslin, Charlotte E. O.D., Ph.D. – Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice – (2021)
- In vitro effects of multi-purpose contact lens disinfecting solutions towards survivability of Acanthamoeba genotype T4 in Malaysia by Hussain, Rosnani & Afiqah, Wan & Ghani, Mohamed & Khan, Naveed & Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah & Anuar, Tengku. – ResearchGate – (2021).
- Anti-Acanthamoeba Activity of Oxysept® Hydrogen Peroxide System against Cysts of Acanthamoeba from Environmental Isolates by Jihad Ibrahim Omran, Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani, Anisah Nordin & Noraina Ab Rahim – ResearchGate – (2021).
- Management of refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis, two cases by Soleimani M, Latifi A, Momenaei B, Tayebi F, Mohammadi SS, Ghahvehchian H – PubMed – (2021)
- Evaluation of Acanthamoeba keratitis cases in a tertiary medical care centre over 21 years by List W, Glatz W, Riedl R, Mossboeck G, Steinwender G, Wedrich A. – PubMed – (2021)
- Safety and tolerability of topical polyhexamethylene biguanide: a randomised clinical trial in healthy adult volunteers by Vincenzo Papa, Ivanka van de Meulen, Sylvie Rotted, Guy Sallet, Jolanda Overweel, Nino Asero, Darwin C, John K G Dart – BMJ – (2021)
- SIFI Announces the Publication of its Phase I Study on Polihexanide in the British Journal of Ophthalmology Polihexanide 0.08% Exhibits Compelling Safety and Tolerability Characteristics in Healthy Volunteers (2021)
- Ac-HSP20 Is Associated With the Infectivity and Encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii by Ningning Wang et al. Front Microbiol. (2021)
- Acanthamoeba keratitis in a mouse model using a novel approach by Chayan Sharma et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. (2021)
- Evaluating Alternate Methods of Determining the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Contact Lens Care Products against Acanthamoeba Trophozoites By Allison Campolo Paul Shannon and Monica Crary – MDPI – (2021)
- Are You Cleaning Your Contact Lenses Properly? By Nicole Carnt, UNSW – (2021)
- Interview with CXO author Nicole Carnt – Author of: Prevalence and seasonal variation of Acanthamoeba in domestic tap water in greater Sydney, Australia. Clin Exp Optom 2020; 103: 782-786. – (2020)
- Atypical Presentation of Acanthamoeba Keratitis in a Contact Lens Wearer by Nada Al-Yousuf, Khalid Al Sindi, Shaima Hashim, Hasan Alsetri, Catherine Dombroski,published by Open Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol.10 No.4, (2020)
- Investigating Domestic Shower Settings as a Risk Factor for Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Binod Rayamajhee, Dinesh Subedi, Seoyoung Won, Jamie (Jung Yun) Kim, Ajay Vijay, Jacqueline Tan, Fiona L. Henriquez, Mark Willcox OrcID and Nicole A. Carnt – MDPI – (2020)
- Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial Pilot – Francis I. Proctor Foundation – Jeremy D Keenan, MD – ichgcp.net (2020)
- Tannic acid-modified silver nanoparticles enhance the anti-Acanthamoeba activity of three multipurpose contact lens solutions without increasing their cytotoxicity – By Edyta B. Hendiger, Marcin Padzik, Agnieszka Żochowska, Wanda Baltaza, Gabriela Olędzka, Diana Zyskowska, Julita Bluszcz, Sylwia Jarzynka, Lidia Chomicz, Marta Grodzik, Jacek Hendiger, José E. Piñero, Jarosław Grobelny, Katarzyna Ranoszek-Soliwoda & Jacob Lorenzo-Morales – Parasites & Vectors volume 13, Article number: 624 (2020)
- Is it OK to Shower with Contacts? – Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. – Healthline (2020)
- Investigating Domestic Shower Settings as a Risk Factor for Acanthamoeba Keratitis – by Binod Rayamajhee, Dinesh Subedi, Seoyoung Won, Jamie (Jung Yun) Kim, Ajay Vijay, Jackie Tan, Fiona Henriquez , Mark Willcox and Nicole Carnt – MDPI – (2020)
- Efficacy of Photodynamic Anti‐Microbial Chemotherapy for Acanthamoeba Keratitis In Vivo by Yunialthy Dwia Pertiwi MD, PhD Taiichiro Chikama MD, PhD Kentaro Sueoka MD, PhD Ji‐Ae Ko PhD Yoshiaki Kiuchi MD, PhD Makoto Onodera MD, PhD Takemasa Sakaguchi MD, PhD – Wiley Library online – (2020)
- Oral Miltefosine as Salvage Therapy for Refractory Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Praneetha Thulasi, Hajirah N. Saeed, Christopher J. Rapuano, Joshua H. Hou, Alpheus B. Appenheimer, James Chodosh, Joann J. Kang, Amber M. Morrill, Neil Vyas, Michael E. Zegans, Richard Zuckerman, Elmer Y. Tu – American Journal of Ophthalmology (2021)
- SIFI appoints Jelle Kleijn as Global Head of Acanthamoeba Keratitis to globally lead the effort to deliver the first registered treatment for this rare sight-threatening parasitic eye infection – Prnewswire – (2020)
- How the FDA system can fail – the importance of new drugs for example for Acanthamoeba keratitis and how difficult is the process by John Hovanesian – Helio – (2020)
- The Effect of Anti-Amoebic Agents and Ce6-PDT on Acanthamoeba castellanii Trophozoites and Cysts, In Vitro by Shi L, Muthukumar V, Stachon T, Latta L, Elhawy MI, Gunaratnam G, Orosz E, Seitz B, Kiderlen AF, Bischoff M, Szentmáry N. – Pubmed – (2020)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Nóra Szentmáry, Berthold Seitz – Infections of the Cornea and Conjunctiva – (2020)
- The biology of Acanthamoeba keratitis by Jerry Y Niederkorn – Elsevier. – pubmed – (2020)
- Safety and tolerability of topical polyhexamethylene biguanide: a randomised clinical trial in healthy adult volunteers by Vincenzo Papa, Ivanka van der Meule n, Sylvie Rottey, Guy Sallet, Jolanda Overweel, Nino Asero, Darwin C Minassian, John K G Dart – British Journal Ophthalmology – (2020).
- Effectiveness and Safety of Topical Chlorhexidine and Vitamin E TPGS in the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Survey on 29 Cases by Caruso, C.; Eletto, D.; Rinaldi, M.; Pacente, L.; Troisi, S.; Semeraro, F.; dell’Omo, R.; Costagliola, C. – MDPI – (2020)
- SIFI Completes Enrollment of the Phase 3 Study of Polihexanide 0.08% for the Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis – Eye Wire – (2020)
- Application of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors MPK472 and KSK64 as a Potential Treatment Option for Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Lee H-A, Park S-M, Chu K-B, Quan F-S, Kurz T, Pflieger M, Moon E-K. 2020. – American Society for Microbiology – (2020)
- Theramoebics, is developing a prescription therapeutic that can be compounded into eye drops to effectively treat AK and greatly reduce the risk of reinfection. – University of Georgia – (2020)
- Man presents with red, painful eye after foreign body injury By Allison V. Coombs, DO and Naveen K. Rao, MD – Helio – (2020)
- Development of Rapid Identification System for Acanthamoeba – Hari Peguda – Supervisors: Professor Mark Willcox, Dr Nicole Carnt, Dr Sophia Gu – UNWS – (2020)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Perspectives for Patients by Stefano Bonini, Antonio Di Zazzo, Giuseppe Varacalli, MD & Marco Coassin – Current Eye Research – (2020)
- A 5-Year Review of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Related to Wearing Contact Lenses in Korea by Jo, Yeon Ji M.D.; Jang, Soo Kyung M.D.; Lee, Jieun M.D., Ph.D.; Lee, Jong Soo M.D., Ph.D.- Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice (2020)
- Acanthamoeba keratitis: a review of biology, pathophysiology and epidemiology by Ana Gomes de Lacerda and Madalena Lira – Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics – (2020)
- Atypical Presentation of Acanthamoeba Keratitis in a Contact Lens Wearer by Nada Al-Yousuf, et al., from Arabian Gulf University (Kingdom of Bahrain), etc. (2020)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Member of parliament, Matthew Offord, in the United Kingdom asking the government Health Education Department of Health and Social Care about the policy to ensure that the packaging of #contactlens products display (a) clear warnings of the risk of #acanthamoebakeratitis and (b) advice on how to prevent that infection – theyworkforyou – (2020)
- PCR and culture for diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis by Yera H, Ok V, Lee Koy Kuet F, et al – British Journal of Ophthalmology – (2020)
- Current Trends in Treating Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Brief Narrative Review by Mauro Salducci – Sapienza University of Rome – (2020)
- Oral Miltefosine as Salvage Therapy for Refractory Acanthamoeba Keratitis – Praneetha Thulasi – Hajirah N. Saeed – Christopher J. Rapuano – Joshua H. Hou – others – Ajo – (2020)
- New solutions in the prevention and treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis By Ronnie Mooney, Roderick Williams and Fiona L Henriquez – eyenews – (2020)
- In Vitro Topical Delivery of Chlorhexidine to the Cornea: Enhancement Using Drug-Loaded Contact Lenses and β-Cyclodextrin Complexation, and the Importance of Simulating Tear Irrigation – ACS Publications – (2020)
- Controlled in vitro delivery of voriconazole and diclofenac to the cornea using contact lenses for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis – Elsevier – Science Direct – (2020)
- Alkyl-carbon chain length of two distinct compounds and derivatives are key determinants of their anti-Acanthamoeba activities – UWS – (2020)
- Study shows effectiveness of ‘no water’ stickers in improved contact lens hygiene – Fight for Sight – (2020)
- Why contact lenses and water don’t mix – UNSW – (2020)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis – NCBI – (2020)
- Managing Acanthamoeba Keratitis as an Ophthalmology Resident – by Nour Yanna Atassi MS and Alanna Nattis, DO, FAAO – CovalentCareers – (2020)
- How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don’t) by Nicole Cant – The Conversation – (2020)
- ‘No water’ stickers improves CL compliance – Insight News – (2020)
- The rising incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis: A 7-year nationwide survey and clinical assessment of risk factors and functional outcomes – Plus One – (2019)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Fact Sheet for Healthcare Professionals – CDC – (2019)
- How to diagnose and treat Acanthamoeba keratitis – EYENewsUK – (2019)
- Oral miltefosine for refractory Acanthamoeba keratitis – Elsevier – (2019)
- Riboflavin-UVA collagen cross-linking for the treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis – AES – (2019)
- Genotypic diversity of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from Chilean patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis by María Isabel Jercic, Carolina Aguayo, Mónica Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Laura Muiño, Stella Maris Chenet, Jaime Lagos, Antonio Osuna & Jorge Fernández – Parasite vectors – (2019)
- Accelerated collagen cross-linking in the management of advanced Acanthamoeba keratitis – Cross-linking acelerado de colágeno no controle da ceratite por Acanthamoeba avançada – Cartes Cristian, Casas del Valle Marco, Kantor Arturo, Pérez Claudio, Srur Miguel, Raimann Rolf, López Remigio, Traipe Leonidas – Scielo – (2019)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Case Study for Outbreak Investigations – Cybersight – (2018)
- Rare contact lens infection outbreak in the UK is a concern for Australia too – Financial Review – (2018)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis: What Contact Lens Wearers Need To Know By Edward S. Bennett, OD – All About Vision – (2018)
- Acanthamoeba keratitis: confirmation of the UK outbreak and a prospective case-control study identifying contributing risk factors by Nicole Carnt PhD, Jeremy J Hoffman MBBS, Seema Verma, Scott Hau, Cherry F Radford PhD, Darwin C Minassian, John K G Dart – BMJ – (2018)
- In-vitro development of an effective treatment for Acanthamoeba keratitis by Ortillés Á, Belloc J, Rubio E, Fernández MT, Benito M, Cristóbal JÁ, Calvo B, Goñi P. – Int J Antimicrob Agents. – (2017)
- Final Report Summary – ODAK (Orphan Drug for Acanthamoeba Keratitis) – Cordis (2017)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Fact Sheet for Healthcare Professionals – CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) – (2017)
- How to Care for Your Contact Lenses and Eyes by Alan Kozarsky, MD WebMD Medical Reference – (2017)
- Caring For Soft Contact Lenses by Gina White – All About Vision – (2017)
- Caring for Contact Lenses by MyEyes.com (2017)
- New treatments for Acanthamoeba keratitis: review of clinical cases by Espinosa Barberi G, Miranda Fernández S, Tandón Cárdenes L. – (2017)
- Therapeutic agents and biocides for ocular infections by free-living amoebae of Acanthamoeba genus by Linda Christian Carrijo-Carvalho, Viviane Peracini Sant’ana, Annette Silva Foronda, Denise de Freitas, Fabio Ramos de Souza Carvalho – PubMed – (2016)
- Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Mexico by Ana Lilia Pérez – Balbuena MD, Virginia Vanzzini Zago QFB.., Lorena López Quezada MD, Antonio Sierra- Acevedo MD., Ramón Naranjo Tackman MD. – SlideShare (2016)
- IMPAVIDO (miltefosine) – Orphan Designation Acanthamoeba Keratitis – (2016)
- Tips for Making the Tricky Acanthamoeba Keratitis Diagnosis by Dr. Keenan AA0 – (2016)
- What’s Living On Your Contact Lenses? – (2016)
- You’re Cleaning Your Contacts Wrong, Probably – (2016)
- Strategies for the prevention of contact lens‐related Acanthamoeba keratitis: a review – by Nicole Carnt Fiona Stapleton – OPO – (2016)
- The rising tide of Acanthamoeba keratitis in Auckland, New Zealand: a 7‐year review of presentation, diagnosis and outcomes by James McKelvie FRANZCO PhD Moaz Alshiakhi MBChB Mohammed Ziaei FRCOphth Dipika V Patel MRCOphth PhD Charles NJ McGhee FRANZCO DSc (2009–2016)
- Riboflavin and Ultraviolet Light A Therapy as an Adjuvant Treatment for Medically Refractive Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Yasin A. Khan, Renata T. Kashiwabuchi, Suy Anne Martins, Juan M. Castro-Combs, Sachin Kalyani, Philip Stanley, David Flikier, Ashley Behrens – kalyanieye – (2011)
- Keratoplasty in Contact Lens Related Acanthamoeba Keratitis By Beata Kettesy, Laszlo Modis Jr., Andras Berta and Adam Kemeny-Beke – Intechopen – (2012)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Treatment – By Michael A. Saidel, MD – AAO – (2006)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis – A six year epidemiological review from a tertiary care eye hospital in South India – P Manikandan, M Bhaskar, R Revathy, RK John, V Narendran, K Panneerselvam – Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (2004)
Dutch – Nederlands
- Acanthamoebe is meester der vermomming – Dave Block – (2020)
- Wat is Acanthamoebe Keratitis? – By RadboudUMC– (2019)
- Wat is acanthamoeba keratitis?, Symptomen acanthamoeba keratitis, Hoe voorkom je een acanthamoeba in je oog?, Behandeling van acanthamoeba keratitis – By Oogfonds.nl – (2019)
- 10 Tips voor het veilig dragen van contactlenzen By Oogfonds.nl – (2019)
French – Francais
- Kératite amibienne: quelle est cette maladie de l’oeil dont a souffert Marie-Sophie Lacarrau – Top Sante – (2022)
- Kératite amibienne chez le nourrisson : à propos d’un cas atypique – I.Chabbar L.Serghini A.Berraho – ScienceDirect – (2021)
- SIFI annonce la publication de son étude portant sur la phase I sur le polihexanide dans le British Journal of Ophthalmology (2021)
- SIFI achève son recrutement pour l’étude de phase III sur le polihexanide 0,08 % destiné au traitement de la kératite à acanthamoeba – prnewswire – (2020)
- Un Chinois a retiré près de 20 vers vivants de son œil – news 24 – (2020)
- Qu’est-ce que la kératite à acanthamoeba ? – Copper Vision (2020)
- La kératite à acanthamoeba – Feel Good Contacts – (2020)
- Amibes et lentilles cornéennes – SNOF – (2020)
- Kératite à acanthamoeba – Barraquer (2020)
- Kératite à Acanthamoeba : cette infection causée par les lentilles de contact est en recrudescence – Medisite (2018)
- Un pas de plus vers un médicament homologué contre la kératite à Acanthamoeba – Cordis Europe – (2016)
Italian – Italiano
- Lenti a contatto, no in piscina e sotto la doccia: «Rischio infezioni». I consigli per l’uso – LEGGO – (2021)
- Acanthamoeba spp. – Corrado Minetti microbiologia italia (2020)
- Imaging tomografico a coerenza ottica ad altissima risoluzione delle strutture del segmento oculare anteriore – Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna -Good Clinical Pracitce Network – (2020)
- Soluzione oftalmica di poliesametilene biguanide (PHMB) in soggetti affetti da cheratite da Acanthamoeba – Lead Sponsor: SIFI SpA – Good Clinical Practice Network – (2020)
- Studio retrospettivo sulla cheratite acanthamoebica negli ultimi 10 anni – Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital – Good Clinical Practice Network – (2016)
- Sicurezza e tollerabilità della soluzione oftalmica di poliesametilene biguanide (PHMB) priva di conservanti in soggetti sani – Lead Sponsor: SIFI SpA – Good Clinical Practice Network – (2016)
- Pilota di prova per il trattamento dell’ulcera parassitaria – Lead Sponsor: Francis I. Proctor Foundation – Collaboratore: Research to Prevent Blindness – Good Clinical Practice Network – (2013)
Polish – Polskie
- Jak dobrać soczewki kontaktowe? Jak je zakładać, zdejmować i dbać o higienę, by mieć zdrowe oczy? – wronki.naszemiasto.pl – (2020)
- Pełzakowate zapalenie rogówki -kosmetologa – (2020)
- Specjalista spojrzał jej w oko pod mikroskopem. Powiedział tylko: “O mój Boże!” – (2020)
- Pełzakowe zapalenie rogówki – objawy (2017)
- Pełzakowe zapalenie rogówki oka – nowe zagrożenie epidemiologiczne (2013)
Spanish – Español
- SIFI recibe comentarios positivos de la FDA de EE.UU sobre Akantior® para el tratatmiento de la Queratitis por Acanthamoeba – NewsEsEuro – (2022)
- ¿Se pueden usar las lentillas en la piscina? – Judith Vives – Mundo Deportivo – (2021)
- SIFI anuncia la publicación del ensayo en Fase I sobre polihexanida en el British Journal of Ophthalmology (2021)
- 5 claves para evitar las conjuntivitis (queratitis por acanthamoeba) en verano – corrienteshoy.com – (2020)
- El ensayo de fase 3 que evalúa la polihexanida para queratitis amebiana alcanza la inscripción completa – Federación Mexicana de Enfermedades Raras – (2020)
- Cromoforo fotoactivado con crosslinking como tratamiento para la queratitis por Acanthamoeba – Garduño Vieyra L, De la fuente I, Hernández de la Mota SE, Zavala Martínez MT. Rev Cub Oftalmol. – (2020)
- Infección ocular por acanthamoeba – Barraquer – (2020)
- Situación del diagnóstico de Queratitis Amebiana en Paraguay. Rev. salud publica Parag. [online]. 2019, vol.9, n.2, pp.58-65. ISSN 2307-3349. (2019)
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