Doctors remove 27 contact lenses from woman during cataract surgery

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A woman initially scheduled for cataract surgery was surprised when doctors told her they found 27 contact lenses in her eye.

The cataract surgery was considered a routine medical procedure, but it quickly turned unusual when doctors found a "bluish foreign mass" that turned out to be 17 contact lenses bound together in the 67-year-old British woman's eye, NPR reported.

A trainee involved with the case told the site Optometry Today the patient had not previously complained of any problems relating to her contact lenses.

Read more http://www.sfgate.com/weird/article/27-contact-lens-removed-eyes-doctor-11292389.php
 

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