A s 2012 draws to a close, I am delighted to report to our readers that IJCH has successfully transformed itself into an Open Access and completely online journal, joining the family of journals published by the capable hands of our colleagues in Co-Action. Without fixed publication dates, manuscripts are now published online as soon as they are copyedited and laid out, greatly reducing the tim...

The first medical cure of a corneal infection due to an Acanthamoeba species is reported. The 44-year-old patient developed a suppurative keratitis associated with an epithelial defect, hypopyon, and secondary glaucoma. Acanthamoeba was confirmed as the causative agent four months after presentation when positive cultures were obtained from the cornea and from the conjunctiva. Sensitivity studi...