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Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman's eye | Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman's eye |
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Surgeons have removed 27 contact lenses from the eye of a 67-year-old woman who had come to Solihull Hospital for routine cataract surgery. | Surgeons have removed 27 contact lenses from the eye of a 67-year-old woman who had come to Solihull Hospital for routine cataract surgery. |
"A bluish foreign body" turned out to be a "hard mass" of 17 lenses stuck together with mucus, and 10 more were then found under further examination. | "A bluish foreign body" turned out to be a "hard mass" of 17 lenses stuck together with mucus, and 10 more were then found under further examination. |
A report in the BMJ said she had worn disposable lenses for 35 years, and had not complained of any irritation. | A report in the BMJ said she had worn disposable lenses for 35 years, and had not complained of any irritation. |
But after they were removed, she said her eyes felt a lot more comfortable. | But after they were removed, she said her eyes felt a lot more comfortable. |
'Shocked' | 'Shocked' |
Specialist trainee in ophthalmology Rupal Morjaria told Optometry Today: "None of us have ever seen this before. | Specialist trainee in ophthalmology Rupal Morjaria told Optometry Today: "None of us have ever seen this before. |
"It was such a large mass. All the 17 contact lenses were stuck together. | "It was such a large mass. All the 17 contact lenses were stuck together. |
"We were really surprised that the patient didn't notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there. | "We were really surprised that the patient didn't notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there. |
"She was quite shocked. She thought her previous discomfort was just part of old age and dry eye." | "She was quite shocked. She thought her previous discomfort was just part of old age and dry eye." |
'Hiding' | 'Hiding' |
The case report said the patient had poorer vision in her right eye and deep-set eyes, which may have been a factor in the lenses becoming lost. | |
Association of Optometrists spokeswoman Ceri Smith-Jaynes said losing contact lenses in the eye was a common problem but they usually worked their way out. | Association of Optometrists spokeswoman Ceri Smith-Jaynes said losing contact lenses in the eye was a common problem but they usually worked their way out. |
"They are normally hiding, folded up under the top lid of the eye," she said. | "They are normally hiding, folded up under the top lid of the eye," she said. |
"They can't go any further up than that because there is a pocket. | "They can't go any further up than that because there is a pocket. |
"It's the same under the bottom lid - the lens can only be in one of those places." | "It's the same under the bottom lid - the lens can only be in one of those places." |
Top tips for contact lens wearers: | Top tips for contact lens wearers: |