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You certainly also can get amoeba infections from swimming. https://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/acanthamoeba-keratitis.htm https://www.allaboutvision.com/c
by brianpan 8y ago
You certainly also can get amoeba infections from swimming.
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If you're a contact lens wearer, you should be careful using them while swimming or rinsing them with tap water. A hydrogen peroxide cleaner like Clear Care will help kill amoebas.
- copperx 8y agoI can't find it now, but there was a news story recently where a contact lens wearer contracted something from tap water because she did not dry her hands troughly after washing them and handling the lenses.
- atarian 8y agohttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39568781 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39568781