As a person with nearly perfect vision (not trying to brag,Anticipation I swear), the thought of a morning routine that includes touching your eyeballs sounds pretty horrifying.
One woman seems to have the routine nailed down to a tee... she just happened to forget the second, and most important part: removing the contacts.
SEE ALSO: Light up the crowd with these LED lashesSurgeons in the UK found a 17 contact lenses in a 67-year-old patient's eye. A subsequent examination found a further 10 lenses, bringing the total number of contacts up to a staggering 27.
Rupal Morjaria, a specialist trainee ophthalmologist who found the contacts, told Optometry Today: "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."
The patient was scheduled for cataract surgery, but the operation was postponed following the discovery.
SEE ALSO: Reddit's CEO got corrective laser eye surgery—for the apocalypse. I did too.The woman had been wearing monthly disposable contact lenses for the past 35 years but had not visited an optometrist for regular check-ups. She simply attributed the discomfort to dryness and old age.
It might be best that this patient stick to good, old-fashioned spectacles...
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