The next day, Krumholz woke with an itchy, “gunky” eye that was light sensitive. Like Groeschen, he, too, first believed it was allergies, but it was far worse.
Doctors explained that the Florida baseball player was infected by a rare parasite called Acanthamoeba keratitis, which can cause blindness. Krumholz said he was told that sleeping with contacts, even for a short time, may have allowed the microscopic Acanthamoeba organism to infect the cornea.
Sharing his story on Facebook, and hoping to warn others about the dangers of sleeping with contacts, Krumholz writes, “There is no pain out there that I could ever imagine worse than this. Even the strongest medicines do nothing. And the worst part is, I do not know if I will ever get vision back in my eye at only 21 years old.” The post continues, “I have not been able to step outside for 30+ days and I have my hurricane shutters up to protect me from light.”
Treated for the parasite, Krumholz, was told that the “best case” scenario is that he’ll be free of the parasite by late summer 2023, when he can have a corneal transplant to remove the part of his eye that was infected.
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