Acanthamoeba expert offers research insight

An expert in eye infections from Moorfields has been interviewed by two radio broadcasters this week on the subject of Acanthamoeba keratitis as research continues into its increased incidence.

Nicole Carnt, post-doctoral research optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, told listeners of the increase in the number of infections being seen in hospitals (News 05.09.14), with her research looking into new risk factors and host immune responses to the organism.

One caller phoned into Mark Forrest on BBC Radio Cornwall last Thursday to tell the story of her medical student daughter who suffered from keratitis after contamination with tap water.