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Is there any insect that eats cornea of human eye?

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From what I have read,there aren't any insects that eat the cornea.But there is a microbe,an amoeba. Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but dangerous disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye. read more

Cornea is a transparent dome-shaped structure at the front of the eye. It has an optical power of around forty-three diopters, but the normal range is quite wide. It doesn't have blood supply. read more

The parasite, which feeds on bacteria and corneal tissue, sticks to contact lenses and burrows it way through the eye's cornea, often causing acute pain. While the actual number of infections is small, health experts say that treatment is long, painful and not completely effective. read more

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