The eye care professional (ecp) suspected the patient used tap water on their contact lenses, and with the open abrasion, bacteria had a way to enter the eye.The ecp does not believe that the bacteria came from the contact lens blister pack.Additional medical and product information has been requested, but not received.Based on all information, no causal factors can be determined and no conclusion can be drawn.
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A doctor's office reported that the patient developed a suspected corneal abrasion after wearing contact lenses.The patient was told to discontinue contact lens wear and was referred for a second opinion, however the patient did not go.The patient continued to wear contact lenses and developed an infection, suspected to be acanthamoeba keratitis.The patient is non-compliant with lens case and uses tap water to clean the lenses.
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