Swimming With Contact Lenses Leads to Rare Eye Infection

Flack went surfing while wearing contact lenses.

Afterward, his eye became irritated.

He thought sand or saltwater might be responsible.

He removed his contact lenses, but the problem became worse.

When he returned to the UK, he visited a doctor.

The doctor took a small sample from his cornea, the clear front part of the eye.

Tests showed that he had Acanthamoeba keratitis.

This is a rare eye infection involving an organism that can seriously damage vision.