A resident of the UK spent 17 weeks in the hospital and lost her eye due to a conventional contact lens. 42 year old Jacqueline Stone said that the fungus that formed due to the fact that she wore one-day lenses, literally corroded her eye. 
Photos from open sources A woman said that she bought the usual lenses that are sold everywhere in the UK. “They delivered me discomfort all day. When I started shooting them, the left lens literally stuck to my eye, “she recalls. According to Jacqueline, her eyesight worsened – everything swam before her eyes. Doctor prescribed her eye drops, however, only unpleasant sensations worsened. She was urgently taken to the hospital, but there unhappy they could only help a woman by writing out other drops. Between the woman’s eye was festering, and then the abscess suddenly burst, damaging the eyeball. “I screamed in pain. My 15 year old son Charlie called an ambulance. I got a morphine shot, but even that isn’t helped relieve the pain. Nothing beats this pain, even childbirth, and I gave birth twice. It seemed to me like some bug was gnawing at my eye “, – said Jacqueline. Eye drops to the woman were discharged into a local hospital in Essex, and then in the London Eye the clinic. Only a month later did she get to Addenbrook Hospital in Cambridge. There, experts examined it properly and put it diagnosis: an infection caused by a fungus called Fusarium. Fungus literally “ate” a hole in the eye, damaging 70 nerves. A powerful the medication only caused the unfortunate patient to vomit, which ultimately only aggravated the situation. It ended up internal bleeding, Sun reports. The woman underwent 22 operations, however, the surgeons could not save her eye – he had to delete. Jacqueline said: “It could kill me. Now I’m afraid that the fungus will appear again, and I will get sick again. “Jacqueline said that she bought lenses in an online store owned by the company Alcon EyeCare UK Ltd. She sued this company, as well as medical facilities where she was prescribed eye drops instead of to take urgent action. However, representatives lens makers say their client’s misfortune already heard, and even carried out the corresponding check. “By the results of the investigation, we did not find any connection between contact lenses and what happened to this woman, “- celebrate there.
Fusarium is a fungus that, getting into the eye, causes serious infection. First of all, it affects the cornea, and this may lead to blindness. Swollen eyes, tears, blurry picture, eye pain and sensitivity to light may indicate the presence of such a fungus. Experts from the British Association for contact lenses are warned: there are several risk factors, which threaten lens lovers with such troubles. Among them – the use of tap water for lens care. Specialists It is also advised to wipe your hands well before taking lenses. Besides In addition, experts do not recommend wearing lenses when you are swimming without glasses or masks. You should also not use them if you go to the shower. or going to take a hot bath. And of course you should not violate lens care instructions and use for care substandard means.
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