Unilateral eyelid ptosis and a red eye.
A 56-year-old woman presented with a unilateral ptosis induced by a nonembedded soft contact lens of approximately 2 years' duration. The unilateral ptosis most likely resulted form localized inflammation and the physical presence of the soft contact lens. The patient's symptoms resolved completely after double lid eversion and lens removal.
Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
N P
NP
Patel
P J
PJ
Savino
D A
DA
Weinberg
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged