47-year-old Emma Marsden's life changed after an accident on February 28 while she was tending horses. The British woman fell head first into a wheelbarrow filled with a mixture of water and earth and, when cleaning herself, washed her face and hands without removing her contact lenses.
Error when washing her face leaves woman with her cornea "eaten" by parasite
47-year-old Emma Marsden's life changed after an accident on February 28 while she was tending horses. The British woman fell head first into a wheelbarrow filled with a mixture of water and earth and, when cleaning herself, washed her...
According to the British newspaper The Mirror, she sought medical attention and was initially diagnosed with an ulcer. The patient was treated with eye drops and released.
- The condition worsened until Emma lost sight in her right eye.
- In a new consultation, on March 7, doctors identified acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection caused by a parasite that can affect the cornea.
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Four days later, Emma began to feel intense pain in her right eye. According to the British newspaper The Mirror, she sought medical attention and was initially diagnosed with an ulcer. The patient was treated with eye drops and released.
The pain, however, did not improve. The condition worsened until Emma lost sight in her right eye.
In a new consultation, on March 7, doctors identified acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection caused by a parasite that can affect the cornea. According to the report, contact of contaminated water with the lenses would have favored infection.
The parasite caused severe damage to the cornea, leaving the eye looking gray and opaque. Emma is at risk of permanently losing vision on her right side and described the situation as “heartbreaking”.
As part of the treatment, doctors temporarily sewed the eyelids of the affected eye back together to promote recovery. In the future, she may still need a cornea transplant.
After the case, Emma started to warn other people about the necessary care with contact lenses, especially when washing your face, swimming or coming into contact with water.
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