title: Contact lens care in the unconscious.
abstract: We present a case of gradual visual loss in a patient after a severe road traffic accident. The cause of visual loss was prolonged contact lens wear. We stress the importance of excluding contact lens wear and suggest a method for bedside examination of an unconscious patient to detect the presence of contact lenses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Hampstead, London, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crowston
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whitefield
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gair
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jagger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D014474:Unconsciousness; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*