she has 27 contact lenses stuck in her eyes!

A 67-year-old woman presents to a hospital in Birmingham (UK) to have cataract surgery. Despite the fact that she doordoor of the lentilslentils for more than 35 years, he no longer sees clearly. The ophthalmologist and anesthesiologist who will take care of her anesthetize her eyes to begin the surgery. But this routine operation then takes an unexpected turn. A massmass bluish and hard emerges from its upper conjunctiva, the transparent membrane that lines the lower and upper eyelids.

The doctors removed this foreign body and noticed that it was no less than 17 contact lenses compacted and stuck together with mucus. A more in-depth exploration of the patient’s eyes, under a microscopemicroscope operation, allows us to discover ten more. The patient had forgotten to remove a total of 27 contact lenses stuck in her eyes. However, apart from her poor vision, she did not report any problems to the doctor before her operation.

The doctors explain this exceptional case by two factors, the poor eyesight of their patient, especially in the right eye, but also the deep implantation of her eyes in their orbitorbit, which could have complicated the insertion and removal of the lenses. The patient did not have any after-effects linked to the presence or removal of the lost lenses.

Lenses can sometimes disappear from the surface of the cornea. Contrary to general belief, they cannot slip behind the eye-balleye-ball. L’anatomyanatomy eyes does not allow it. On the other hand, they can slip into the gap between the eyeball and the upper and lower eyelids. To return the misplaced lens to the middle of the cornea, doctors recommend moistening the eyes and gently massaging them until it reappears. If this is not enough, a consultation with the ophthalmologist is preferable.