International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 4-7 Acanthamoeba Keratitis Among Sudanese Patients With Corneal Ulcer In Khartoum State-Sudan Tayseer Elamin Mohamed Elfaki, Abd El-salam Basheir Satti, Safiyh Mahmood Fageer, Afaf Bakri Mohammed Ali, Aisha Abd-alla Mohammed Abstract: This study aimed to determine Acanthamoeba keratitis among Sudanese patients with corneal ulcer in Khartoum State- Sudan. A cross sectional study was conducted in the period between April-June 2011. The study was conducted on 20 patients and 5 healthy persons regarded as control. The age ranged between 15-100 years old. Eye swab and corneal scraping samples were taken from all subjects included in the study. Direct light microscopy of eye swab and corneal scraping stained by Gram stain and Giemsa stain technique was used. The results showed that 5 (25%) of patients with corneal ulcer were positive for Acanthamoeba keratitis. The results demonstrated that the prevalence of infection was higher (50.0%) in the age group 46-55 years old. Also the prevalence rate of infection was high (26.7%) in the males than in the females (10.0%). The results were showed that prevalence of infection was high (22.2%) among patients who comes from rural areas than those from urban areas (18.8%).