testimonials
Swimming with contact lenses
Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) is affecting many lives worldwide, not only the person suffering from it, but their families, friends, and co-workers.
Below a collection of patient stories and testimonials from AK Warriors and the impact in their life.
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I Would have Never Believed my Story if I didn't go Through it
A Patient's Perspective on Acanthamoeba Keratitis
World EPA Congress 2023 Special
The patient journey | Acanthamoeba keratitis
So much pain I wanted
to pull my eye it out.
Keep water away from
your contact lenses.
I stored my contact lenses
in water.
Rinsing my contact lenses
case in water.
I took a quick nap and a flesh eating parasite left me blind in one eye
(2023)
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A journey I will never forget:
CL + H2O = AK
(2022)
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The Boston Violinist Playing Her Heart Out While Losing Her Eyesight
(2021)
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‘I created the NPO Eyes2Eyes after interview helped save my eyesight’
(2021)
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Touching my contact lens
with a wet hand left me
blind in one eye
(2020)
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Edinburgh woman raising awareness of dangers of poor contact lens habits
(2020)