Contact lens care in the unconscious.
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.
Crowston
J
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Hampstead, London, England.
Whitefield
L
L
Gair
E
E
Jagger
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D014474:Unconsciousness; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*