Resumen

ESCALONA LEYVA, Elizabeth  y  MARTINEZ SUAREZ, Nereyda. Rare complications of the use of hard contact lens: A case report. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2003, vol.16, n.2. ISSN 0864-2176.

A rare complication of the use of hard contact lenses. A case report A rare complication with the use of hard contact lenses was observed in a 45-year-old female patient who had worn them during 15 years and visited the physician's office 15 days after losing her contact lenses. It was observed increase of volume, painful in the left upper eyelid, where it was found in its eversion the lens "planted" in the tarsus with a granuloma covering it. The clinical findings and evolution are presented.

Palabras clave : : CONTACT LENSES; EYELIDS.