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Internet Reacts | Viral Video Shows Eye Doctor Take 23 Contact Lenses Out of Patient's Eye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVItyh5QMLo
CALIFORNIA, USA —
A California Eye Clinic in Newport Beach has gone viral for their
recent removal of 23 contact lenses from one of their patient's eyes.
With over a mil-
lion views, California Eye Associates Ophthalmologist Dr. Katerina Kurteeva M.D.
warns of the dan- gers on Instagram of keeping con- tacts in your eyes for too long: "A rare occasion when someone 'forgot' to remove contact lenses at night and kept putting in a new one every morn- ing."
The patient apparently kept putting a new contact lens in their eye for 23 days in a row without taking out the others, according to the Instagram post.
One User, @nan- cycarran-
za1121, reacted to the viral video with sympathy, saying: "Poor thing... you can tell she's an eld- erly woman.. she probably didn't think much of it a lot of older people think pain and discomfort is usu-
ally normal and take it as much as possible because they're old and think and feel no one cares."
Many other users also worried about the woman's health, another optometrist, (@Dry Eye Master) in the comments sec- tion, also men- tioned that the patient could pos- sibly be in need of a Dementia workup. To which Kurteva said that she was in the works of complet- ing an exam with the patient.
Other users com- mented on the longevity the patient had the lenses in for. One user wrote, " This would be where if I was a practition- er, I would not be writing her any
scripts for con- tacts." Another wrote, "Still blow away from this! I bet she loves blinking now."
According to Kurteeva, the video was posted to alert others on what can happen without proper care of your lens- es and eyes. The Mayo Clinic gives good advice on how to take care of your contacts. Here are some tips:
How to take care of your eyes with contact lenses:
• Always wash your hands
• Always use multipurpose solution
• Don't wear your contacts in the shower
• Replace con- tact lenses and cases as recom- mended
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