Doctor Removes 23 Contact Lenses From Patient's Eye

Doctor Removes 23 Contact Lenses From Patient's Eye An ophthalmologist in Newport Beach, California, said she thought she had encountered her “Guinness Book of World Record moment” after removing 23 contact lenses from a patient’s eye. The patient, a woman in her 70s, paid a visit to Dr. Katerina Kurteeva at California Eye Associates, when her vision began to turn blurry and a sharp pain began to develop in her eyes. Speaking to Insider, Dr. Kurteeva said she thought the patient had a piece of broken contact lens on her eye or debris from makeup. It was only when she used an eyelid speculum to hold open the patient’s eyelids at the same time and asked the patient to look down that she noticed the edges of a couple of lenses stuck together. Dr. Kurteeva shared footage to Instagram of her teasing out numerous lenses from the patient’s right eye. “They were coming out in a chain, drooping down her lid. There were a lot of contact lenses. I thought this could be my Guinness Book of World Record moment,” she said. She added that the patient was sent away with eye drops after the procedure and was feeling “better already”. Credit: Katerina Kurteeva via Storyful -------------------------- To purchase Storyful licensed videos for media use visit: For Storyful Newswire subscription inquiries, please contact sales@ Twitter: Facebook: