An Embedded ("Lost") Contact Lens

Hard contact lens migration into the upper lid: an unexpected lid lump.

“…There have been 16 cases with similar features since the first report by Green' in 1963. We present a further case with several interesting aspects regarding the duration of the mass and histology of the cyst, which was removed virtually intact.…”

Hard contact lens migration into the upper lid: an unexpected lid lump.

“…There have been 16 cases with similar features since the first report by Green' in 1963. We present a further case with several interesting aspects regarding the duration of the mass and histology of the cyst, which was removed virtually intact.…”

Lost contact lens masquerading as an orbital mass

“…Green first described this phenomenon in 19631 and other authors have detailed different ways that a lost contact lens can present, such as an eyelid mass,2 upper lid retraction,3 ptosis,4 peripheral ulcerative keratitis5 or an anterior orbital mass similar to this case 6. More recently a hard contact lens was discovered during a refractive surgery procedure, thought to have been lost 10 years previously 7…”

Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis: a 24‐year‐old occult foreign body is recovered

“…This case also demonstrates marked asymmetry of conjunctival follicular reaction, a clinical clue of similar magnitude. Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis as the presenting symptom of an occult foreign body has been recognized for a considerable time 6 . This foreign body would have been impossible to detect by radiographs.…”

Hard contact lens migration into the upper lid: an unexpected lid lump.

“…There have been 16 cases with similar features since the first report by Green' in 1963. We present a further case with several interesting aspects regarding the duration of the mass and histology of the cyst, which was removed virtually intact.…”

Lost contact lens masquerading as an orbital mass

“…Green first described this phenomenon in 19631 and other authors have detailed different ways that a lost contact lens can present, such as an eyelid mass,2 upper lid retraction,3 ptosis,4 peripheral ulcerative keratitis5 or an anterior orbital mass similar to this case 6. More recently a hard contact lens was discovered during a refractive surgery procedure, thought to have been lost 10 years previously 7…”

Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis: a 24‐year‐old occult foreign body is recovered

“…This case also demonstrates marked asymmetry of conjunctival follicular reaction, a clinical clue of similar magnitude. Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis as the presenting symptom of an occult foreign body has been recognized for a considerable time 6 . This foreign body would have been impossible to detect by radiographs.…”

Hard contact lens migration into the upper lid: an unexpected lid lump.

“…There have been 16 cases with similar features since the first report by Green' in 1963. We present a further case with several interesting aspects regarding the duration of the mass and histology of the cyst, which was removed virtually intact.…”

Lost contact lens masquerading as an orbital mass

“…Green first described this phenomenon in 19631 and other authors have detailed different ways that a lost contact lens can present, such as an eyelid mass,2 upper lid retraction,3 ptosis,4 peripheral ulcerative keratitis5 or an anterior orbital mass similar to this case 6. More recently a hard contact lens was discovered during a refractive surgery procedure, thought to have been lost 10 years previously 7…”

Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis: a 24‐year‐old occult foreign body is recovered

“…This case also demonstrates marked asymmetry of conjunctival follicular reaction, a clinical clue of similar magnitude. Recurrent unilateral conjunctivitis as the presenting symptom of an occult foreign body has been recognized for a considerable time 6 . This foreign body would have been impossible to detect by radiographs.…”