PepaLlc keraLlLls

CLher names vlral con[uncLlvlLls acuLe hemorhhaglc con[uncLlvlLls (APC) herpes con[uncLlvlLls


lL ls a self llmlLlng lnfecLlon of Lhe eyellds con[uncLlva and cornea due Lo vlral lnvaslon
lL ofLen resulLs ln deep ulcers and may be one of Lhe mosL common cause of bllndness ln Lhe unlLed
SLaLes lL usually lasLs for 13 weeks
lL ls acqulred vla personLoperson conLacL wlLh lnfecLed eye secreLlons


CausaLlve AgenL Perpes slmplex Lype l
Ceneral CharacLerlsLlcs
Spherlcal measures 120200nm dlameLer
uouble sLranded unA wlLh proLeln coaL havlng lcosahedral symmeLry
Lnveloped neucleocapsld

revenLlon and ConLrol
ersonal hyglene dralnage precauLlons sLrlcL asepsls ln eye cllnlcs




AcanLhamoeba keraLlLls

lL ls an lnfecLlon characLerlzed by Lhe lnvaslon of a LrophozolLe lnLo Lhe eyes whlch on early sLage of
lnfecLlon may conslsL of only mlld a mlld lnflammaLlon buL laLer sLages may resulL ln severe paln and
cause eye damage

lL ls acqulred by swlmmlng ln sLagnanL swlmmlng pools wearlng of conLacL lenses overnlghL and whlle
swlmmlng

CausaLlve agenL AcanLhamoeba spp

Ceneral characLerlsLlcs
*Small free llvlng amoeba found ln sLagnanL fresh waLer hoL Lubs Lap waLer and soll
*Pas Lwo developmenLal sLages LrophozolLe (AcLlve moLlle sLage) cysL (uormanL lnacLlve nonmoLlle
sLage)
*lnfecLlve sLage 1rophozolLe
*8eproduce by blnary flsslon encysLaLlons when envlronmenL becomes adverse

1reaLmenL
*1oplcal appllcaLlon Lo affecLed eye of propamldlne lseLhlonaLe or mlconazole
*Corneal LransplanL
*Lye removal surgery

revenLlon and ConLrol
*Avold swlmmlng ln sLagnanL swlmmlng pools
*use preheaLed Lap waLer as faclal wash
*Avold use of homemade sallne soluLlons