ACANTHAMOEBA-KERATITIS - ABOUT 2 CASES

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare pathology which is currently increasi ng frequency in France. Two new cases are reported in young patients w earing soft hydrophile contact lenses. One patient apparently followed cleansing instructions, but the other did not. The essential parasito logical diagnosis was confirmed rapidly after corneal sampling, but ha d been highly suspected from the clinical symptomatology. Treatment co mbining propamidine and eye-drop antibiotics led to recovery in both c ases. Anatomical damage was however observed in one case and an penetr ation graft was necessary.