A member asked:

What happens if your in an accident and your admitted to a hospital while unconscious with your contacts in?

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They usually check.: Most times, when a patient is admitted through the trauma unit, a checklist is performed and looking for contact lenses is one of those tasks on the list. If one is found, saline is applied and they are removed. Sometimes, it takes a very close look but usually they are found. If the contact lens is left in place, the eye will usually turn red later and ophthalmology is frequently consulted.

Answered 7/6/2014

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