Subhechcha Ganguly 
You might want to exercise a bit extra caution if you frequently forget to take your contact lenses out of your eye. A man in Florida who was wearing contacts when he went to sleep experienced the terrifying incident of losing vision in one of his eyes. Michael Krumholz, a 21-year-old college student who lost vision in his left eye after waking up from a 40-minute nap wearing contact lenses, still finds it hard to comprehend that a flesh-eating bacteria could consume his eye and entirely ruin his otherwise normal life. Vision distortion that initially appeared eventually developed into agonising pain and a gradual loss of vision in the affected eye.
He “felt like horrible allergies or maybe even pink eye” as he awoke from his sleep. He claimed on his gofundme.com profile that he was given the incorrect diagnosis of HSV1 in his eye when he saw a doctor. He saw five different ophthalmologists and two cornea specialists before receiving the diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis, a highly uncommon parasite in the eye. He continued, “I’ve undergone two operations so far, a corneal transplant and PDT repositioning of the conjunctival flap.The uncommon infection Acanthamoeba keratitis is most prevalent in those who wear contact lenses and can result in total blindness or permanent vision loss. This infection is brought on by an amoeba, a tiny, single-celled creature that enters the eye and starts to eat away at the corneal layers. Although Acanthamoeba can be found in a number of settings, including the air, soil, lakes, and oceans, exposure to fresh water sources is the primary cause of infections.
The microscopic amoeba enters the eye and starts to eat the corneal layers, causing tissue damage and migrating through the eye. Exposure to freshwater sources like tap water, swimming pools, hot tubs, showers, and sewage systems is the main cause of illnesses. The virus has the potential to cause blindness and lifelong visual loss, according to experts. Those who wear contact lenses are more prone to develop an illness, despite the fact that it is rare. It is not contagious, although it can happen to anyone.
