Student Presentation Featured at the Lebanese Congress of Optometry: ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS

Student Presentation Featured at the Lebanese Congress of Optometry: ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS

Esraa Yassine

Student Presentation Featured at the Lebanese Congress of Optometry: ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS

“Acanthamoeba keratitis, first recognized in 1973, is a rare, vision-threatening, parasitic infection seen most often in contact lens wearers. It is often characterized by pain out of proportion to findings and the late clinical appearance of a stromal ring-shaped infiltrate.”

Presented by Esraa Helmi Yassine

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Contact Information:

Esraa Helmi Yassine is a Senior BSc Optics and Optometry student at the American University of Science and Technology (AUST).

You can reach her by email at: esraayassine102@gmail.com

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