Nicole carnt, jeremy hoffman, seema verma, cherry radford, darwin c.Minassian and john k.G.Dart: acanthamoeba keratitis: confirmation of a current uk outbreak and a prospective case control study identifying contributing risk factors.No testing methods performed.No results available since no evaluation performed.Unable to confirm complaint.Device not returned.
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On 23 march 2018, an email was received from an eye care professional (ecp).The ecp is the author of a prospective study, conducted in the uk, that has been submitted for publication in 2018.The email contained an attached summary data spreadsheet containing the medical information for subjects involved in the prospective acanthamoeba keratitis study.The information received from the ecp included only those study subjects who reported wearing acuvue brand products at the time of the adverse event.All the study subjects were initially examined and diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis during 2011-2014.The patient (pt), study id (b)(6), was initially diagnosed with conjunctivitis by a general practitioner.The pt presented to the hospital on 07jul2013 with moderate pain and a slightly red and swollen os.The pt was diagnosed with acanthamoeba keratitis os.The pt reported wearing an acuvue trueye brand contact lens (it is unknown if the pt was wearing nara a or nara b brand).The pt reported lenses were put back in foil and reused, lenses at the time of infection were 7 days old and pt didn¿t wash hands before handling.Treatment included monotherapy phmb for 16 months, topical steroids, mycophenolate, developed glaucoma, scleritis, keratoplasty, ¿6/9 (20/30)¿, biopsy.Ac washout, cryotherapy and intracorneal vorconazole, penetrating keratoplasty (pk), cataract op & bv tube, revise aqueous shunt, cycldiode laser.No additional information is expected to be received.The lot number of the suspect product is unknown.Suspect product is not available for return for evaluation.If additional information is received, it will be reported within 30 days of receipt.Serious reportable event trends are reviewed quarterly in franchise management review meetings.
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