A 25-year-old patient was admitted to the surgical floor wearing contact lenses.Assistive personnel ask the nurse if contact lenses need special attention.The nurse informs the assistive personnel that non-extended-wear contacts left in the eyes for an extended period of time can cause which of the following?

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Corneal injury can occur in patients who leave their contacts in for an extended period of time.Patients are admitted to hospitals or agencies in unresponsive or confused states.Remove contact lenses,and rinse lenses and eyes with a sterile saline solution.Physical limitations create inability to safely insert or remove contact lenses or to cleanse the lenses.Contact lenses cannot cause blindness,otitis externa,or otitis media.

A 25-Year-Old Patient Was Admitted to the Surgical Floor Wearing