title: Culture Negative Confoscan Positive Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A relentless course.
abstract: Acanthamoeba keratitis is a protozoal infection of the eye, mainly due to the use of non-sterile solutions, like saline for disinfecting contact lenses. We report a case where delay in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis due to inadequate laboratory investigations and clinical management led to an excruciatingly painful course of the disease. The importance of non-invasive imaging techniques of confocal microscopy in the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis, in the absence of positive culture reports, is highlighted in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Nadia S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Al Kharousi
authors.forename: Upender K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Wali