title: Acanthamoeba detection in the anterior chamber after therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty.
abstract: Acanthamoeba infection has been recognized in almost all parts of the world. With most of the literature focusing on contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis, ophthalmologists may hesitate to diagnose this entity in patients without lenses. We report the case of a patient with Acanthamoeba infection of the anterior chamber, unrelated to contact lens wear, diagnosed by examination of aqueous tap following penetrating therapeutic keratoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Professor and HOD, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Jolly Grant , Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), India .
authors.forename: Rk
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Jolly Grant , Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), India .
authors.forename: Garima
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor,Department of Ophthalmology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Jolly Grant , Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), India .
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Jolly Grant , Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), India .
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Acanthamoeba; Aqueous tap; Corneal ulceration; Keratitis