Posted on 10/18/2022 12:45:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The woman said she felt something in her eye that she couldn’t get out, had blurred vision and pain...
The doctor did a routine examination, but couldn’t figure out what was wrong until she used an instrument to keep both eyelids open and could use her hands to “find out what was going on.”
That’s when she saw the contact lenses stuck together.
She started pulling them out and asked her assistant to record her.
She added that she had never seen anything like that in her 20 years of practice.
The patient couldn’t believe it either. After the removal was done, Kurteeva flushed the eye out and sent the patient home with anti-inflammatory drops.
She examined the various contact lenses and determined they were the kind that should not be used for more than 24 hours.
Kurteeva explained that the patient could have lost her vision, scratched her cornea or gotten an infection. She was very fortunate.
Despite that, the patient has gone back to wearing contact lenses. But she’s doing well, feeling more comfortable and can see clearly... .
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
Hard lenses were easy to remove. No way could I wear soft lenses. I tried but they didn’t work for me.
Now I don’t need contacts anymore. Permanent multi focal lenses have been inserted. They’re a dream come true.
That’s what happens when you put your contacts in/out when drunk. I imagine when she put the second one in she had to realize her eyesight was blurry. Did she think a third one would bring things into focus? I’m also curious. Did she think they dissolved after 24 hours so would then need replacing? So many questions remaining.
I wonder if anyone has checked to see how many diapers her baby is wearing?
I have been wearing soft contacts for about 30 years. They have gotten better with the technology and they are a lot more comfortable to wear. I throw mine away after a month. Occasionally, I get a torn one so I save a “used” once from months past to finish off the month. I haven’t had a eye exam in about three years. I can buy the same lens from a company in Vancouver, BC and they drive them across the border and mail them to you without a prescription. LensPure if anyone is interested.
Just one more and everything woukd have been fine...
Zack FTTW
Just yuck! That’s nasty.
She was told they did not last more than 24 hours....
I had cataract surgery in one eye 6-7 years ago and it is simply amazing good what lend they put in there.
Do those work similarly to progressive lenses in a pair of glasses?
Better. 7 layers (I think, it’s 7.) I see teeny tiny close, mid-range, and driving distance no problem. It’s super cool. No more glasses, no more contacts. I did get cataracts removed so that paid for the surgery. (I’m pretty young for that but qualified). I paid for the lenses out of pocket but it went towards my deductible that year, which we met that year. I think it was roughly $2500 each lens plus 20% of the cataract surgery. Maybe $7000 total, which I know is a LOT, but considering my age (60 at the time), it seemed and still seems like a great deal. Plus, I get to live happily ever after. I’ve had glasses of corrective lenses somehow since I was 10, and I’m SO OVER that part of my life. So happy.
And we wonder WHY our country is the mess it is with STUPID people like this living among us!! OMG!!!
That’s how I felt after Lasik in 2005 — happy not to have to fiddle with glasses. But then my reading vision slowly crapped out, and now my distance vision is going with the beginnings of cataracts, so I’m back to square one.
Good luck with your implants. I’ll be on the lookout if I can somehow scrounge up the money.
I had Lasix around then, too. Same happened for me. I couldn’t be happier with the permanent lenses. Good luck. It’s worth saving up for.
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