Retained Bandage Contact Lens for More Than Two Years in One Eyed Patient: A Case Report | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 69, Issue 7, October 2017, Page 2819-2823 PDF (491.82 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0042572 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shorooq A Alenzi1; F. AlBloushi Abdulrahman2 | ||||
| 1Taibah University, College of Medicine, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, | ||||
| 2King Saud University, Department of Ophthalmology, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim of the work: this study aimed to report a case of a bandage contact lens (BCL) retained for two years and six months in its primary position, which was associated with distinct clinical appearance over the patient's only Seeing Eye. Patient and methods: a 70-year-old one-eyed female patient with a history of systemic hypertension and poor vision in the left eye due to an old trauma was presented with right eye spontaneous corneal perforation and leak. The patient was treated with cyanoacrylate corneal glue along with a bandage contact lens (BCL). For the unknown reasons, the patient did not come for a follow-up medical care and presented after two years and six months with the retention of the BCL in its original position. Results: the retained BCL developed an atypical clinical appearance in the form of granular deposits along the edges made of mixed epithelium and mucous deposition. We hypothesize that this deposition occurred as an adaptive mechanism and aided in BCL stabilization and prevention of serious contact lens-related complications. Conclusions and Importance: to our knowledge, long-term in-place retention of BCL with distinct clinical appearance has not been characterized before. Despite the long period of retention, the lens did not migrate to the local vicinity and presented any serious complications. This report highlights the importance of appropriate patient education and counselling to ensure their compliance, thereby preventing any unfavourable future complications. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| bandage contact lens; retained; Case Report | ||||
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