Gran loses eye after wearing contact lenses in shower
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA gran lost an eye after it became infected while she wore contact lenses in the shower. Marie Mason, 54, contracted the infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba in tap water managed to get between her contact lens and cornea.
She began to notice something was wrong in 2015 when it constantly felt like there was something stuck in her eye. Soon after, her vision began to deteriorate.
After visiting the opticians, she was immediately rushed to the hospital where she was told that a bacteria known as Acanthamoeba Keratitis was living inside of her eye. Read more: 'You don't go from sitting in a pub to being shot dead by police in 10 minutes': Heartbroken family of Manchester-born man, 24, desperate for answers Before the incident, Marie wore 30-day contact lenses, which meant that she showered in them.
Because the infection can commonly be found in tap water, that is believed where the infection stemmed from. Over time, the infection grew and began to feast on Marie's cornea, causing her vision to rapidly deteriorate.
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