People who often wear contact lenses may suffer from more problems than others. For example, they may suffer from Acanthamoeba Keratitis, a painful and irritating vision problem. Though this problem can also attack other people, but contact lenses users run much higher risk, or some of whom have also suffered from other serious corneal problems. And now it is found that over 30 Acanthanmoeba that may lead to this problem.
In the past when people do now know the reasons for Acanthamoeba Keratitis, they often deem it as a new problem. This is because it becomes much widespread after more and more people begin to use contact lenses. In other words, at early stage, this problem is seldom reported, but more cases arise among contact lenses users.
The reason why people tend to think Acanthamoeb Keratitis has something to do with contact lenses is obvious- users of lenses may have different habits. Some of them may wash hands or even clean lenses with tap water; some of them tend to swim with lenses; some of them may have used improper solution, etc. Any one of these actions may lead to the occurrence of this problem, for Acanthamoeb may exist in water.
Some people may get Acanthamoeb Keratitis due to their failure of following eye doctors’ suggestions, like they fail to keep hands and lenses clean while handling, etc. And the result is microbes that may lead to infection proliferate on and on. Therefore, it is needed for lenses users to keep clean of their eyes by avoiding any water, in which Acanthamoeb might exist.
On the whole, this problem can sometimes be detected via certain symptoms, like irritation, sensitivity, blurriness, inflammation, pain, etc. All these symptoms can be signals of Acanthamoeb Keratitis for users of contact lenses.
Luckily, these problems can be avoided if people can take certain measures. Here are some examples. People should do as what their eye doctors have suggested; keep hygiene at any time, especially handling lenses; disinfect lenses completely with certain solution; tap water and other water should be avoided while washing lenses or cases; change lenses within certain period of time, etc. Of course, people can still find some ways to relieve the symptoms of this problem by using certain medications. For more details, just consult with eye doctors.
All in all, people who often use contact lenses may run much higher risk of getting Acanthamoeba Keratitis than any people else. And this problem can not be detected or confirmed in most cases- this leads to great difficulties in treatment. However, early exam and detection can really bring much greater benefits for sufferers. The earlier the problems are detected and treated, the better the result will be.