[Corneal perforation due to 'lost' contact lenses]. / Corneaperforatie door 'zoekgeraakte' contactlenzen.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
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ABSTRACT
An 87-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease was referred to our eye clinic with a large corneal perforation of her right eye. On further examination a total of 15 contact lenses were found under the upper eyelid of her right eye; several lenses were also found in her left eye. During further evaluation we learned that our patient had experienced severe, recurrent and painful blepharoconjunctivitis for the past 3 years, for which she had consulted several ophthalmologists and other medical practitioners. The last time our patient had inserted a contact lens was more than 3 years previously. We therefore concluded that the retained contact lenses had caused an infectious ulcer which led to a corneal perforation. The patient underwent a perforating keratoplasty, which restored the eyesight in her right eye. Removal of the retained contact lenses gave our patient relief from her severe chronic eye pain.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuerpos Extraños en el Ojo
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Lentes de Contacto
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Perforación Corneal
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Dolor Ocular
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Nl
Revista:
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
Año:
2019
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Article