Testimonials
Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) is affecting many lives worldwide, not only the person suffering from it but their families, friends and co-workers.
Here some links with the stories/testimonials of our AK Warriors stories around the world. You will find them in English, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese.
English
- Touching my contact lens with a wet hand left me blind in one eye': Nanny, 24, reveals how a parasite found in tap water was to blame for her shocking sight loss - By Lucy Benyon For The Daily Mail (2020)
- In less than 24 hours Acanthamoeba Keratitis changed my life by Juliette Vila Sinclair-Spence- (2020)
- 20 Voices: Edinburgh woman raising awareness of dangers of poor contact lens habits after infection left her blind in one eye - Eye for Sight - (2020)
- Protect your eyes: Sam’s story— keep water away from contacts - Bridge City News - Laurice Alexander - (2020)
- My so called Amoeba by Heather Green - (2019)
- Dora Alexandra Coelho - Alerta para todo os utilizadores de lentes de contacto a minha historia - (2019)
- Canadian blinded by water-borne parasite outraged by medication cost - CTVnewsCA - (2019)
- Man blinded by parasite after showering with contacts in - FOXNews - (2019)
- Anna's experience of Acanthamoeba keratitis - Fight for Sight - (2019)
- Sydney mother-of-two told she would go blind after contracting eye parasite - 7NEWSAU - (2019)
- Woman’s contact lens care leads to parasitic eye infection by Carla Bayron – Wilx10 – (2019)
- Woman claims she lost eye after parasite got stuck behind contact lens during shower by Madeline Farber – Fox News (2019)
- Blinded by Bug - Woman loses her eye after parasite burrows under her contact lens in shower on holiday By Nika Shakhnazarova – The Sun (2019)
- Marie Mason - My ongoing AK Journey – (2018)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Documentary | The Parasite That Blinds by Chelsea Cao with Juliette Vila Sinclair-Spence testimonial (2018)
- Amanda Eckersley – Woman fights back after losing sight in one eye to rare disease by Nicholas Boyack – Stuff (2018)
- Man Diagnosed with Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Eye by Animal Planet (2018)
- Mom temporarily blinded by parasite after swimming with contacts by Patricia Murphy | SWNS (2018)
- Richard Brogan - gets eye infection while on holiday abroadby Kent Online (2018)
- Stacey Peoples - A woman almost went blind in one eye after swimming with her contact lenses by Caroline Praderio (2018)
- Stacey Peoples – Woman Contracts Cornea-Eating Parasite After Swimming Wearing Contacts by CBS Denver (2018)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Documentary | The Invisible Eye Infection (Pt. 1) - Chelsea Cao - (2018)
- Claire Wilkinson – Contact lens parasite left woman paralysed and blinded by Toby Meyjes (2017)
- Protect Your Eyes: Whitney’s Story— Keep Water Away from Contacts - CDC - (2017)
- Irenie Ekkeshis – I was blinded by my contact lenses BBC News By Claire Bates - BBC News (2017)
- Liz Crane – My AK story - ODAK (Orphan Drug for Acanthamoeba) by Christina Ceratium – YouTube (2017)
- Ian West – My experience of Acanthamoeba keratitis - ODAK (Orphan Drug for Acanthamoeba) by Christina Ceratium – YouTube (2017)
- 'A parasite was eating my eyeball' by BBC Newsbeat (2015)
- Stephen Souter - Blinded by contacts: Man loses sight after parasite hidden in tap water BURIES into cornea by Becky Fletcher – Express (2015)
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis Parasite in Her Eyeball Almost Blinds Florida Teenager By Ashik Siddique – Medical Daily (2013)
- Michele Hoffman: Acanthameoba Keratitis – YouTube (2009)
Dutch - Nederlands
- Met lenzen in douchen? Zo slecht is het voor je ogen Maryse de Bruijne - Magriet - (2020)
- Nina (27) droeg lenzen tijdens haar wereldreis en is nu blind aan één oog door Marlies Kikkert (2019)
- Petra verloor haar oog: Ik wist niet dat je met lenzen niet mag douchen door Anne Noorman (2019)
- Wilma de Vries-Eggink - Een parasiet in je oog: de nachtmerrie van iedere lensdrager door Oogfonds.nl (2018)
- Vrouw raakt oog kwijt door parasiet in kraanwater: 'Doe altijd je lenzen uit' - by Editie NL – RTLNieuws (2018)
- Melissa Heuvelman – AK verhaal - (2018)
Danish - Danks
Portuguese - Português
- Dora Alexandra Coelho - Alerta para todo os utilizadores de lentes de contacto - a minha história (2019)
- Parasita em lente de contacto cega mulher Claire Wilkinson está a sofrer há 10 anos. by CM Mundo (2017)
- Fiquei cega de um olho por colocar lentes de contato com as mãos molhadas' by Claire Bates - BBC New (2017)
- 'Um parasita estava comendo meu olho' - BBC News (2015)
DISCLAIMER
The site is put together by ex-patients of AK, not medically trained in any way. We hope you will find this information helpful but please if in any doubt ALWAYS seek advice/treatment from an ophthalmologist / corneal specialist