Contact lens-associated chemical burn.
We present the case of a young man who presented as an ophthalmic casualty after inserting a pair of bizarre-effect cosmetic hydrogel contact lenses while in a night-club. He failed to follow the manufacturer's guidelines and inserted the lenses before neutralising the storage solution. On presentation he was found to have bilateral corneal epithelial defects which required hospital treatment for 4 days. He appears to have suffered no long-term sequelae.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. david.teenan@freeserve.co.uk
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