Open AccessLost contact lens masquerading as an orbital mass
Author(s) -
Daniel S. Morris,
Peter J. Dolman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2195
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , contact lens , surgery , etiology , dermatology , ophthalmology , pathology
A 30-year-old woman presented to the orbital clinic with a 4-year history of a mass in her left upper eyelid of unknown aetiology. Eyelid eversion revealed an embedded hard contact lens, which was removed under local anaesthesia. The patient made a full recovery but this case highlights the need for a careful history in contact lens wearers and a full examination including double eversion of the upper eyelids.