Lessons Learned By Confusing Contact Lens Wetting Solution With Cleaning Solution

Friday morning I was relying on habit
(the bigger bottle is the wetting solution)
rather than remembering the times are a-changing
(the bigger bottle also has a red lid, signifying cleaning solution).
Oooooooooooops.

Lessons learned:

• Little suction cups for stubborn lens removal aren't cheap.
• Contacts can act as bandages. The pain gets worse when you take them out.
• Chemical burns heal more slowly than abrasions.
• Eye patches don't make pirates say, "Arrrrrrgh!" But pain might....
• Eye patches need to be pretty thick to keep your eye closed.
• One eye really wants to do what the other one is doing.
• If I go blind, one of the things I'll miss most is reading.
• When walking blind, shade is an indication you're about to hit a building.
• Depth perception really is dependent on a two-eye system.
• Eyes react even when they're closed. They move at changes of light and sound.
• Eye surgeon friends who check up on me are a blessing.
• If it doesn't get worse, it's probably getting better.
• I'm vainer than I thought. I wore sunglasses to church.
• I'm thankful to get back to the normalcy of one eye smaller than the other.

And, on an unrelated topic, nail polish on a bug bite sometimes makes the itch go away.

Sue