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A woman who went blind in one eye after contracting a flesh-eating parasite believes she caught it in a swimming pool.
Shereen-Fay Griffin lost sight in her left eye just under a year ago after becoming infected with acanthamoeba keratitis.
The infection is caused by a microscopic organism called Acanthamoeba, which is common in nature and is usually found in bodies of water.
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At first, Shereen’s symptoms were innocuous - itchiness, soreness and fatigue. She consulted a GP who referred her to an optician who then referred her to an ophthalmologist.
Shereen, 38, was treated with steroids and told she would receive a call to set up a follow-up appointment. But as the weeks went on, the pain worsened and Shereen never received a call.
Almost ten weeks after her initial appointment, on November 9, she woke up blind in her left eye. Shereen, who’s from Crayford in Kent, went swimming at a local leisure centre on August 19 last year.
Two days after her swimming session, her left eye started to become itchy and sore. Shereen, a Learning Support Assistant at a local secondary school, said: “My eye was sore, itchy and scratchy.
“My eyelid was heavy and I was feeling fatigued. I had been swimming. I used the swimming pool and shower there. I had also washed my face at home in the morning and night.” After trying over-the-counter treatment, Shereen went to her GP who prescribed her a week’s antibiotics, which did nothing.
Her GP advised her to visit an optician, who gave her an urgent referral to Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup on September 1st. There she was
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