seeder Posted July 15, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Quote UK surgeon finds 27 missing contact lenses in woman’s eye A “blueish mass” in a cataract surgery patient is the largest number of mislaid contact lenses the surgical team has seen A “blueish mass” of 17 contact lenses has been discovered in the eye of a patient who was scheduled for cataract surgery. The 67-year-old patient was unaware that the contact lenses were missing, and later told surgeons that she thought her discomfort was due to dry eye and old age. Specialist trainee ophthalmologist, Rupal Morjaria, told OT that another 10 individual contact lenses were discovered in the woman’s eye following further examination at Solihull Hospital. The operating team, which included an ophthalmologist with more than 20 years of experience, were startled by the discovery, Ms Morjaria explained. “None of us have ever seen this before,” she added. https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/science-and-vision/research/2017/07/14/uk-surgeon-finds-27-missing-contact-lenses-in-womans-eye 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted July 15, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2017 What in the world lady. How do you not know those are in your eyes lol I wear contacts and if one is stuck I feel it 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 15, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) Yep... and you'd think she'd have seen them in the mirror with the Steve Austin vision she now had. (the six million dollar man Steve Austin!) Edited July 15, 2017 by Eldorado 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcgram Posted July 15, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, spartan max2 said: What in the world lady. How do you not know those are in your eyes lol I wear contacts and if one is stuck I feel it Exactly!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921 Posted July 15, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ouch, how would you not know. Also how did she not get a nasty infection in her eyes! Regular visits to the optometrist are needed for a reason 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted July 16, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Ruby04 said: Ouch, how would you not know. Also how did she not get a nasty infection in her eyes! Regular visits to the optometrist are needed for a reason i think if you look closely at the story you find that the patient thought it was old age and dry eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921 Posted July 16, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, Captain Risky said: i think if you look closely at the story you find that the patient thought it was old age and dry eyes. Even so most people would get it checked out. Really shocked how she didn't get an infection. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted July 16, 2017 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ruby04 said: Even so most people would get it checked out. Really shocked how she didn't get an infection. 27 lens would take a lot of time to accumulate. You are right. not having an infection is a miracle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921 Posted July 16, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 16, 2017 If you leave one pair in too long it can lead to an infection, the damage 27 lens could do would be horrible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted July 17, 2017 #10 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I saw this story this morning and it still bothers my eyes. Lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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