Jyvaskylavirus is detailed in a study recently published in eLife, and named for Jyväskylä, the Finnish city where it was ...

The parasite, called acanthamoeba, lives in water and enters through microscopic tears in the eye. They are about 5,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Brooklyn is now waiting for an ...

Contact lens–associated Acanthamoeba keratitis continues to be a significant cause of visual morbidity in the United States. Although exposure to water sources while wearing lenses has been a ...

The most concerning is Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare but potentially vision-threatening infection that can cause severe pain, corneal ulcers and even blindness.” Bacteria like Pseudomonas ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness.

The review of the contact lens solutions is tabulated in Table 1. Of the 16 currently available solutions for soft lenses and the five combined soft and rigid solutions, none advised rinsing of ...