SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Acanthamoeba Infection-Causing Amoeba May be Resistant to Multiple Contact Lens Solutions  Jul 22, 2009 ScienceDaily (July 21, 2009) A new study suggests that some contact lens solutions do not properly disinfect against Acanthamoeba, a free-living organism in the environment that can cause a painful vision-threatening infection ... Acanthamoeba are found in a variety of environmental sources including soil, freshwater, brackish water and seawater, as well as hot tubs and Jacuzzis ... The species is associated with many different human diseases such as central nervous system infections and... (Science Daily) Contact solution maker didnt report problems  Jun 23, 2009 The company pulled its Complete MoisturePlus off the market in May 2007 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked the fluid to dozens of cases of a serious infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis ... When questioned by FDA inspectors, company officials said they were not obligated to report the complaints because the product's labeling does not say it protects against Acanthamoeba, according to the FDA documents ... Kelly Morrison, a spokeswoman for Abbott Laboratories, which... (MSNBC -- Health) 70% of Contact Lens Cases are Contaminated and Nearly 1 in 4 are Never Replaced - a Serious Problem Eye Doctors Want Fixed, WatchDog Group Reports  Apr 11, 2009 Danger in the form of hard to pronounce words like fusarium keratitis and acanthamoeba keratitis. These are nasty words that are causing eye health complications from minor eye infections to blindness. (PR Newswire) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009