Showing posts with label eye patch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eye patch. Show all posts

Sunday, September 30, 2007

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