Jul 20, 2017 09:00:00

A woman with 27 contact lenses coming out of her eyes

A total of 27 contact lenses were found in the eyes of a 67-year-old woman who was scheduled to undergo cataract surgery. The woman was completely unaware that a large amount of contact lenses were lurking in her eyes until then, and even veteran ophthalmologists are shocked that they have never seen it before.

UK surgeon finds 27 missing contact lenses in woman's eye

https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/science-and-vision/research/2017/07/14/uk-surgeon-finds-27-missing-contact-lenses-in-womans-eye

Doctors find 'blue mass' of 27 missing contact lenses in woman's eye - National | Globalnews.ca
http://globalnews.ca/news/3603281/woman-27-contact-lenses/

Rupal Morjaria, an ophthalmologist working at Solihull Hospital in England, was in charge of cataract surgery for a 67-year-old woman. Mr. Morjaria, who was checking the condition of the eyes to start the surgery, found a ``blue lump'' in the woman's right eye. This lump is a stack of 17 contact lenses, and when I continued to examine the inside of my right eye, I heard that 10 more contact lenses were found. Since the contact lens had been hidden in the eye for a long time, it was expected that a large amount of bacteria existed around the conjunctiva, which could cause endophthalmitis, so the cataract surgery was postponed. .

A 67-year-old woman had been wearing monthly disposable contact lenses for 35 years, but had not received regular eye examinations. Normally, getting a contact lens in the eye often causes intense discomfort and inflammation, but women have reported discomfort caused by contact lenses even during pre-diagnosis for cataract surgery. It seems that he did not notice that he had 27 contact lenses in his eyes.

In addition, it is reported that the woman's eye condition has improved greatly two weeks after receiving antibiotic treatment after removing the contact lens. He was able to undergo cataract surgery at a later date, and he was able to live in good health without post-operative complications.

Some of the surgical teams were veteran doctors with more than 20 years of service, but Mr. Morjaria commented, ``This is a case that no one has ever seen before.'' Mr. Morjaria has published this case in the academic journal BMJ as a very rare case. ``Contact lenses are easy to buy online, but neglecting regular check-ups can lead to serious illness, including blindness,'' warns Morgaria.