Woman, 21, Wears Contact Lenses, Ends Up Blind Due to Rare Parasite on Eye

Vivian Nosovitsky told Newsweek the rare eye infection came from bacteria getting into her contact lenses, causing the ...

My eye was ‘eaten away’ after I caught a parasite on a bus – I’m blind after agonising stabbing pains

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The ...

Contact lenses users beware of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Symptoms, causes and prevention of this eye disease

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but devastating eye infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in water and soil.
DrBicuspid

Imaging helps cure eye cellulitis caused by dental abscess

Imaging helped lead to the diagnosis and treatment of a 2-year-old girl who developed the life-threatening condition orbital cellulitis due to a dental abscess. The details were published on April 9 ...
Nature

Blebitis with scleral abscess in a case of operated trabeculectomy with mitomycin C and a subcunjunctival ologen implant

We report a case of juvenile open-angle glaucoma who underwent mitomycin-augmented trabeculectomy with subconjunctival ologen implantation, and subsequently developed scleral abscess and ...
Healthline

10 Causes of Under-Eye Swelling

Under-eye swelling is a common cosmetic concern. Puffiness after a late night, salty meal, or crying usually clears up within a day. Discharge, pain, and other severe symptoms warrant an appointment ...