title: A bandage contact lens prevents extrusion of ocular contents.
abstract: A 76 year old male presents with a corneal perforation in a phthisical eye. Definitive treatment in the form of an evisceration was delayed by 38 days. During this period a bandage contact lens prevented extrusion of ocular contents through an enlarging corneal perforation. This case demonstrates that a bandage contact lens can be effective in the immediate management of large corneal perforations whilst awaiting urgent definitive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Eye Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2JF, England, United Kingdom. Electronic address: vipul.ramjiani@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Vipul
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramjiani
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Eye Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2JF, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fearnley
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Eye Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2JF, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D057112:Corneal Perforation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Bandage contact lens; Corneal perforation; Lens extrusion