Use of Amniotic Membrane Transplant and Deep Anterior Keratoplasty in a Patient with Bilateral Acanthamoeba Infectious Keratitis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to report a case with the use of amniotic membrane transplant and deep anterior keratoplasty in a patient with bilateral Acanthamoeba infectious keratitis as a treatment. A 20-year-old male presented with bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) who was initially diagnosed with herpetic keratitis receiving full antiviral and corticosteroid topical treatment without any improvement. Corneal biopsy was performed to confirm the suspected diagnosis, and Acanthamoeba stromal cysts were identified in the sample. Treatment was initiated with 0.02% chlorhexidine, 0.1% propamidine isethionate, neomycin, and tropicamide/phenylephrine. Symptoms and clinical improvement were achieved between the 8th and 10th weeks, so corticosteroids were initiated. Treatment was continued until

SUBMITTER: Muller-Morales CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature