U|QDV16f ^eRuj)$5A a`uT'g[* Medics were astonished to discover that 27 contact lenses had buried themselves behind the eye of a woman who was due to have cataract surgery.
\CGcP 医生在一位即将进行白内障手术的妇女眼睛内发现了27片隐形眼镜,惊讶万分。
1XKk~G"D The pensioner, 67, was completely unaware that the lenses were missing and told surgeons she thought the discomfort was simply down to her old age.
$b$D[4 这名67岁的患者完全没意识到自己的眼睛里有隐形眼镜,还告诉医生说她以为自己眼睛不舒服是因为上了年纪。
}R x%&29& Medics initially found 17 contact lenses - but then discovered a further 10 on a second inspection.
{%Y7]*D 医生起初在她眼睛内先发现了17枚隐形眼镜,而在随后的第二次
检查中,又发现了另外10枚。
;sf/tX 'None of us has ever seen this before,' Specialist trainee ophthalmologist, Rupal Morjaria, toldOptometry Today.
+A3H#' 实习眼科医师鲁泊尔•莫尔贾利阿告诉《今日验光杂志》:“我们从来没见过这种事情。”
a*8}~p, 'It was such a large mass. All the 17 contact lenses were stuck together. We were really surprised that the patient didn't notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there.'
;FBc^*q “这17片隐形眼镜粘在一起形成的很大一块异物,会在眼睛内引起相当大的刺激,而病人竟对此毫无感觉,我们也感到很震惊。”
H#y"3E<s The woman had worn disposable contact lenses for the past 35 years but had not attended regular optometrist appointments.
Mg$Z^v|}0 这位女士使用一次性隐形眼镜长达35年,但在使用期间她并没有定期找眼科医生做常规检查。
1d"P) 3dQ Unfortunately for the pensioner her cataract operation had to be postponed following the surprising discovery.
Y4O L 82Y 由于这一惊人的发现,医生只能推迟该患者的白内障手术。
'9gI=/29D Ms Morjaria emphasised that publishing the report was important for raising awareness among the general public.
4Ojw&ys@V 莫尔贾利阿强调说,对此事的报道非常重要,因为它能引起大众对这一问题的重视。
U{Z>y?V/ Because the lenses were behind the woman's eye for so long, it meant a large amount of bacteria had built up around her conjunctiva.
\v_C7R;& 由于隐形眼镜在她眼睛内的时间过长,患者结膜周围可能已经累积了大量细菌。
,d+mT^jN The case, which took place last November, was published in the British Medical Journal.
2vC=.1k 这件事发生在去年11月,《英国医学杂志》对此事进行了报道。
2 *$n? It had previously been thought not possible to retain so many contact lenses without more severe symptoms.
K&h6#[^\d 此前,人们认为这么多隐形眼镜粘在眼睛内势必会引发严重的症状。
ihVQ,Cth Surprisingly, the patient had not reported any symptoms of the missing contact lenses.
=!X4j3Cv 令人惊讶的是,老妇人未曾表示过那些消失(在她眼睛里)的隐形眼镜给自己带来的任何不适。
ZIp=JR8o$ 英文来源:每日邮报
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