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N P Patel1, P J Savino, D A Weinberg
1Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
A 56-year-old woman presented with a unilateral ptosis induced by a nonembedded soft contact lens of approximately 2 years' duration. The unilateral ptosis most likely resulted form localized inflammation and the physical presence of the soft contact lens. The patient's symptoms resolved completely after double lid eversion and lens removal.
A 56-year-old woman presented with a unilateral ptosis induced by a nonembedded soft contact lens of approximately 2 years' duration. The unilateral ptosis most likely resulted form localized inflammation and the physical presence of the soft contact lens. The patient's symptoms resolved completely after double lid eversion and lens removal.
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