Videos/TV

Patient Story: Ryan
Running Time: 2:52
Release Date: 8/15/2017

Alabama football player, Ryan, first noticed a painful problem with his left eye on his way to a championship game. He had a habit of rinsing contact lenses in water if he didn’t have disinfecting solution. Ryan was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis, an infection caused by an organism that lives in water. He now has a scar in his eye that makes it difficult to see and will eventually need to have a major eye procedure to correct his vision.

Patient Story: Te’
Running Time: 2:52
Release Date: 8/15/2017

Te’ had been wearing contacts for about 14 years and would sometimes sleep in her lenses for up to two weeks at a time. On her wedding day, she woke up with a painful corneal infection and had severe vision loss within 24 hours. Te’ is still recovering and advises others to properly clean their contacts and not to sleep in them.

Patient Story: Whitney
Running Time: 2:43
Release Date: 8/15/2017

After wearing contact lenses for over 20 years, freelance writer and mom of three teens, Whitney, was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis in 2015. She temporarily lost all vision in her left eye for several months. Looking back, her best guess is that the infection was caused by water that got on her lenses when she showered in her contacts. Whitney is back to wearing contacts and advises other contact lens wearers to practice healthy wear and care habits.

Patient Story: Jim
Running Time: 2:17
Release Date: 5/21/2015

After improperly storing his contact lenses, Jim got an eye infection that led to severe vision loss in one eye. He waited for two years before he was able to get a corneal transplant to repair the damaged eye.

Keratitis and Contact Lens Use
Running Time: 4:33
Release Date: 11/14/2014

CDC’s Dr. Jennifer Cope explains that a few basic contact lens hygiene measures can keep patients free of keratitis.