“Showering in contacts is risky,” Dr. James Kelly, an ophthalmologist and founder of Kelly Vision, told HuffPost. “Tap water ...

Another area where contacts can complicate things? Swimming. Experts say you shouldn’t swim with your contacts in your eyes, ...

SIFI, a leading international pharmaceutical company specializing in ophthalmology, is pleased to announce a scientific collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco ("UCSF") aimed at ...

The European Commission has approved SIFI's Akantior as the first therapy anywhere in the world for acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), an ultra-rare parasitic infection that can lead to blindness.

As the symptoms didn’t subside, even after months, she visited another ophthalmologist, who diagnosed her in August with acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare ...

Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing contact lenses while swimming. Initially misdiagnosed, she later ...