How Do You Treat Acanthamoeba?
Acanthamoeba is a common microscopic amoeba that lives in water, soil or air. Because it is so common in the environment, exposure at some point in a person’s life is likely. Although it rarely makes people sick, it does have the potential to cause severe infections, primarily of the eye, skin or brain and spinal cord. Treating Acanthamoeba requires prescription drugs from a doctor and immediate intervention; catching the infection early on in its progression is critical to successful outcomes for the two types of infection that are treatable. Talk to an eye doctor immediately if you think you may have Acanthamoeba keratitis–an infection of the eye. Early diagnosis is the key to successful treatment and avoiding blindness. Eye pain or redness, blurred vision, sensitivity to light and a feeling that something is in the eye are all symptoms. The doctor can treat an Acanthamoeba infection of the eye with several different kinds of prescription eye medication. Because the infection can so
