Rachel Prochnow

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On July 3, 2023 I was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba Kerititas, a parasite that destroys your cornea. I got it from showering in my contacts in Austin, Texas. I had been wearing contacts since I was 12 and no eye doctor I had ever been to told me to not shower, swim, or hot tub in my contacts. I always washed my hands before handling them, never slept in them, replaced my contact case every 2 month, and didn’t overwear my contacts (I wore monthlies and replaced them every month). I thought I was doing everything right.
I wasn’t.
Contacts create micro fissures in your cornea. These are so small you don’t notice them. But when water that has acanthamoeba gets between your contact and your eye, these amoebas latch on to these micro fissures, burrow into your cornea and begin destroying it. Unfortunately, acanthamoeba is in every water source (except boiled water). So you’re in risk if you are wearing contacts and water gets in your eyes.
I had to do around the clock drops every hour for 3 months of Chlorohexidine/PHMB. It was the most pain I could ever imagine. I am so incredibly thankful to be through this horrific infection, and thankful for my wonderful surgeon, my family, the organ donor and their family, and God who got me through the hardest time of my life.
Please spread awareness by sending this to all your friends who wear contacts. 🩷

Cornea transplant, eye disease, blindness,

My favorite trips are the ones with him! 🩷
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