A DOCTOR has removed 23 contact lenses from a woman's eye after the patient managed to forget they were there.
The greenish mass behind the women's eye, which turned out to be a collection of old daily lenses, was removed one lens at a time by a doctor in a viral TikTok video.
In the video, which has garnered over 23 million views, the doctor said the woman was a "Guinness world records patient" for having the most lenses stuck behind her eye the medic had ever seen.
The doctor also warns patients who wear lenses "not to leave contact lenses in overnight".
Users in the comments section slammed the patient for being careless.
One user said: "I wear lenses and I know I have them in. How did she not know?? 23 lenses!!!"
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Another user asked someone to "please explain exactly how this can happen".
To which someone who claimed to be an optometrist said: "I can’t…just pure negligence is all it is. I’m shocked."
Sharon Copeland, a contact lens optician previously told The Sun that sleeping in lenses can be dangerous because it can lead to infection.
Pseudomonas, a type of bacteria which can infect the eye if you leave contact lenses in overnight,can quickly lead to permanent blindness.
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Meanwhile, sleeping in lenses can also leave your eyes very dry and sore.
On top of this, lenses can restrict oxygen supply to the eyes, slowly causing ulcers and inflammation.
“Even taking a nap in daily contact lenses is a bad idea, despite being able to throw them away at the end of the day,” Sharon said.
“So, nap lovers are recommended to remove their contacts before taking a nap, even unplanned ones, and always remove them before settling down for a night’s rest," she added.
If you do accidentally nod off with your lenses in, don’t try and remove them too quickly.
"Massage the eyes gently to create moisture or use eye drops so you are not ripping them from dry eyes, which is painful," she explained.
If you can, rest your eyes from contact lenses for a couple of days.
Meanwhile, British researchers have suggested people should avoid wearing their lenses while swimming or in the shower.
The study, which was published in Ophthalmology found that reusing lenses, wearing them overnight or in the shower increased a person's risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK).
AK is an infection of the cornea – the clear outer layer of the eye.
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The condition happens when the parasite acanthamoeba gets trapped between the cornea and the contact lens.
It eats into the cornea, causing severe pain and in a quarter of cases, blindness.
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