Infectious keratitis is an important cause of ocular morbidity with early diagnosis and effective treatment resulting in a favourable outcome. We describe a novel case of bilateral infectious epithelial keratopathy secondary to contact with watermelon fruit contaminated with bacteria. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case in the literature.

A 59-year-old Mediterranean man was referred to our subspecialty cornea clinic. He had initially presented outside our hospital institution with a 3-day history of severe bilateral ocular pain associated with redness and blurred vision. He had no past ocular history. He denied previous trauma, contact lens wear, recent fresh water activities, and recent travel.

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