I just can't pass up an opportunity like this to not post one of the many adventures that passed through my optometry office a few decades ago... A tourist in YNP had sought medical attention from a GP, working in the park. She went to him, complaining that she had a soft contact lens stuck to her eye. So, he took her at her word, and tried to remove a contact from her cornea with a spud tool (stainless steel probe with turned up edges on its tip). Problem was that there was no contact stuck on her eye, so the spud gouged off much of the outer layer (epithelium) of the cornea. When the anesthetic wore off the gal knew she was in trouble, and phoned me. It was fairly easy for me to assess the damage to her cornea, which probably wasn't there, prior to her going to the "real doctor." I had a stereo microscope with which to evaluate eye problems... I've never seen such microscope in an GP's office. But, that doesn't prevent them from doing the best they can without the proper tools.