Baloney to the Threat from the Cornea-Eating Amoeba, Say Scientists

"A pair of British scientists is warning of a cornea-eating amoeba that threatens to blind contact lens wearers the world over," reports Live Science. "'It's absolutely everywhere,' said Professor Craig Roberts at the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, Scotland, according to the Daily Mail, whose headline claims 'millions of contact lens users are at risk of eye-devouring amoeba.' Roberts, who is working with Fiona Henriquez of the University of West Scotland to develop better contact lens cleaning solutions, is referring to the microscopic Acanthamoeba." Read more.

This blog noted the hysterics building in Britain in a post yesterday.