Damn, I really think that they should put all this bug shit on the Psychiatric list of Diagnoses. Enough all ready. It is really making me sick. Give it a rest, Rob. Get a freaking hobby.
what the hell is wrong with you bxgirl!? trying to scare me with another thing?
actually, i use disposable dailies. however i often leave them in for a week at a time. i think ill start taking them out daily.
this about amoebas living in your eye. have you ever seen an ameoba under the microscope? they are actually pretty cute.
*rob*
Anyone who wears contact lenses will have heard about this – it’s the bug opticians warn you about when you have an eye test.
Acanthamoeba infection is what you are told you risk by not keeping your contacts clean. I took the warning on board – but found out later that keeping lenses clean isn’t a full-proof defence.
In fact, this ‘bug’ is not a bacteria or a virus, but an amoeba – the most basic sort of animal. So I have an animal living in my eye. In fact, there are hundreds swimming about. And yes, they have tails, too.
More…
* I’d slathered on the Factor 50 – so why did the sun make my skin blister?
These animals are tiny; 15 microns long. (To give you an idea, 500 microns is half a millimetre.) They love the cornea, as food is plentiful. They eat the protein in your eye and they eat any bacteria that gets in.
There is nothing the human body can do to repel them. There is no immune system in the cornea, as it is not supplied by blood vessels. Left to munch and burrow deeper, the amoeba eventually perforate the eyeball itself, causing total vision loss.
If you develop an acanthamoeba infection, the only solution is what doctors call ‘aggressive ‘ treatment.
The excruciating scraping of my eye? It seems that wasn’t the treatment at all – it was just to provide samples to confirm I had the infection.
The war with my acanthamoeba invader had only just been declared. For the treatment itself I had to be admitted for an overnight stay in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, East Sussex, one of the few NHS corneal specialist units in the country.
The only attack against this simple organism is frighteningly primitive: a barrage of chemical eyedrops – all slightly different versions of antiseptics.
Thanks, guys. I may never wear my contacts again.
Damn, I really think that they should put all this bug shit on the Psychiatric list of Diagnoses. Enough all ready. It is really making me sick. Give it a rest, Rob. Get a freaking hobby.
I think ‘Raunch Hour’ has been replaced by a daily ‘Bugs and Poo Mist’ hour 🙁
“Loved that one. Amazing. The spin just keeps on spinning…”
Yeah. Straight from Legion’s “legitimate news source.”
You can also get acanthamoeba by running the shower water in your eyes.
I’m tired of hearing about bedbugs. You ruined lobster for me. Enjoy!
Rob, have you seen these toothbrush sanitizers? My mom got one and loves it.
http://www.amazon.com/VIOlight-VS100-Toothbrush-Sanitizer-Storage/dp/B0006VGZFC
what the hell is wrong with you bxgirl!? trying to scare me with another thing?
actually, i use disposable dailies. however i often leave them in for a week at a time. i think ill start taking them out daily.
this about amoebas living in your eye. have you ever seen an ameoba under the microscope? they are actually pretty cute.
*rob*
Anyone who wears contact lenses will have heard about this – it’s the bug opticians warn you about when you have an eye test.
Acanthamoeba infection is what you are told you risk by not keeping your contacts clean. I took the warning on board – but found out later that keeping lenses clean isn’t a full-proof defence.
In fact, this ‘bug’ is not a bacteria or a virus, but an amoeba – the most basic sort of animal. So I have an animal living in my eye. In fact, there are hundreds swimming about. And yes, they have tails, too.
More…
* I’d slathered on the Factor 50 – so why did the sun make my skin blister?
These animals are tiny; 15 microns long. (To give you an idea, 500 microns is half a millimetre.) They love the cornea, as food is plentiful. They eat the protein in your eye and they eat any bacteria that gets in.
There is nothing the human body can do to repel them. There is no immune system in the cornea, as it is not supplied by blood vessels. Left to munch and burrow deeper, the amoeba eventually perforate the eyeball itself, causing total vision loss.
If you develop an acanthamoeba infection, the only solution is what doctors call ‘aggressive ‘ treatment.
The excruciating scraping of my eye? It seems that wasn’t the treatment at all – it was just to provide samples to confirm I had the infection.
The war with my acanthamoeba invader had only just been declared. For the treatment itself I had to be admitted for an overnight stay in Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, East Sussex, one of the few NHS corneal specialist units in the country.
The only attack against this simple organism is frighteningly primitive: a barrage of chemical eyedrops – all slightly different versions of antiseptics.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1305521/A-parasite-contact-lens-gnawing-eyeball-The-gruesome-truth-scarily-common-bug.html#ixzz0xXJ7pxwz
This is for you rob- to take your mind off bedbugs and lobsters:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1305521/A-parasite-contact-lens-gnawing-eyeball-The-gruesome-truth-scarily-common-bug.html