Acanthamoeba keratitis
MONDO:0005629Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Acanthamoeba keratitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Keratitis due to infection by acanthamoeba; it is usually associated with soft contact lens wear, particularly overnight wear.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005629), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
15 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal cornea morphologyHPOHP:0000481
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal corneal epithelium morphologyHPOHP:0011495
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Ocular painHPOHP:0200026
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PhotophobiaHPOHP:0000613
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Punctate opacification of the corneaHPOHP:0007856
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal posterior eye segment morphologyHPOHP:0004329
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Anterior uveitisHPOHP:0012122
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- CataractHPOHP:0000518
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Corneal perforationHPOHP:0100583
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Decreased corneal sensationHPOHP:0012155
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Iris atrophyHPOHP:0001089
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ScleritisHPOHP:0100532
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Abnormal anterior chamber morphologyHPOHP:0000593
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Corneal stromal edemaHPOHP:0012040
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Corneal ulcerationHPOHP:0012804
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Acanthamoeba keratitis
- Also called
- Acanthamoeba caused keratitiskeratitis, Acanthamoeba