A woman in the US lost vision in one eye due to a rare parasite infection that developed after she went swimming with her contact lenses on. 23-year-old Brooklyn McCasland was visiting Alabama with her friends in August when she contracted the parasite acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) - an amoeba that can damage the cornea and cause vision loss. "This infection mimics other common infections so at the time I was put on steroids and a handful of other drops," Ms McCasland explained on a GoFundMe page created to help her pay her medical bills.
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