A policeman in Ireland who was suing health service bosses after claiming he had been left blind as a result of alleged failure to promptly diagnose Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) linked to wearing soft contact lenses has settled a High Court action http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/blind-garda-settles-case-against-hse-and-eye-specialist-2906261.html He was treated for viral keratitis and seen 11 times after his first consultation in June 2005, but by the time the diagnosis of AK was made in September that year, when his case was reviewed, he had lost his vision. It's a shocking story, made all the more so knowing that an early diagnosis may have saved his sight. AK, described as rare, is often linked with contact lenses coming into contact with water and is reported to result in a significant loss of visual acuity in 15 per cent of patients: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1771120/
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