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How do I know if I have Acanthamoeba keratitis?

What signs or symptoms may make you suspect you may have Acanthamoeba keratitis. People who have experience in Acanthamoeba keratitis offer advice of what things may make you suspicious and which doctor you should go to to receive treatment

Do I have Acanthamoeba keratitis?
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As AK is extremely painful you will no doubt be sent to an opthamologist and they were two cultures of the eye and that's generally how you find out that you have AK or if they do a scan of the eye and it will be seen then.

Posted Dec 4, 2018 by Claire 2400
If you wear contact lenses and your eye starts to become painful with a feeling of something in it go straight to an Eye Department to get it checked as a matter of emergency. It is possible to have the see symptoms even if you do not wear contact lenses but less likely, again ....get your eye checked by a professional

Posted Feb 24, 2019 by Liz Crane 2510

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