Guess I am NOT going blind

[hoosierdoc]

A week ago I woke up, put my contacts in and immediately noticed blurry vision. I could see OK at times but at other times it was difficult. If I was walking it was OK, but when driving i found I had a tendency to lose focus and just stare ahead, but I could work to get my focus back. It was better if I wasn't wearing contacts and just had glasses on, though I could read better if no glasses at all (I'm near sighted). A few days go by and I noticed my left contact (dominant eye) seemed thicker than normal. I rubbed it and it shifted, revealing the second contact. Hrm. My wife wears contacts, did I put my contact into a case that had hers??? She had PRK a few months ago and has not been using contacts. Well, I put that second contact in by itself and noticed no improvement in my vision. Weird. So I tossed it out and my focus issue was gone. yay.

Today my right eye had been bothering me and was a bit blurry at times. It was red and injected. I went all day without any contacts. At work tonight it was starting to bug me more so I went and stared in the mirror. I noted a ring around my iris on the right, along with an injected "white part" of the eye. Was that ANOTHER contact in my right eye??? Yes... yes it was. I had a freaking contact in my right eye,which means I had been going for a week with a contact in that eye too.

Now my eye aches a bit but my vision is nearly back to normal. I think these were probably the patch contact lenses she had after PRK since they are not prescription altering, just protective lenses. Gonna ask in the morning. But for now I'm happy I'm not going blind

 

[Trigger Time]

I remember once around puberty when I thought I would go blind. It was very serious and scary times indeed. But I can confirm after thorough research that you will not go blind

 

[Expat]

I remember once around puberty when I thought I would go blind. It was very serious and scary times indeed. But I can confirm after thorough research that you will not go blind

Yeah, but then there is the hairy palm issue...

 

[jagee]

I wear 1-day contacts. Take them out and throw them away at night. New pair each morning. I have forgotten to take them out before, and put a new pair in on top of the old pair in the morning. I figured it out same day, not a week later, though.

 

[Vigilant]

Yeah, but then there is the hairy palm issue...

He uses a lot of Nair, it’s not just for short, shorts.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I'm a long time lens wearer, and very near sighted. I've never seen non-prescription lenses, but they're probably thin enough that a guy could make that mistake easily.

My prescription is very slightly different between eyes, so the problem that I run into once in a while, is that I get the lenses in the wrong eye. It's subtle enough that I don't always know until I leave the house, usually when I'm driving.

 

[halfmileharry]

I remember once around puberty when I thought I would go blind. It was very serious and scary times indeed. But I can confirm after thorough research that you will not go blind

Are you qualified to perform scientific research or are y .... this is a good time to quit this post.

 

[halfmileharry]

A week ago I woke up, put my contacts in and immediately noticed blurry vision. I could see OK at times but at other times it was difficult. If I was walking it was OK, but when driving i found I had a tendency to lose focus and just stare ahead, but I could work to get my focus back. It was better if I wasn't wearing contacts and just had glasses on, though I could read better if no glasses at all (I'm near sighted). A few days go by and I noticed my left contact (dominant eye) seemed thicker than normal. I rubbed it and it shifted, revealing the second contact. Hrm. My wife wears contacts, did I put my contact into a case that had hers??? She had PRK a few months ago and has not been using contacts. Well, I put that second contact in by itself and noticed no improvement in my vision. Weird. So I tossed it out and my focus issue was gone. yay.

Today my right eye had been bothering me and was a bit blurry at times. It was red and injected. I went all day without any contacts. At work tonight it was starting to bug me more so I went and stared in the mirror. I noted a ring around my iris on the right, along with an injected "white part" of the eye. Was that ANOTHER contact in my right eye??? Yes... yes it was. I had a freaking contact in my right eye,which means I had been going for a week with a contact in that eye too.

Now my eye aches a bit but my vision is nearly back to normal. I think these were probably the patch contact lenses she had after PRK since they are not prescription altering, just protective lenses. Gonna ask in the morning. But for now I'm happy I'm not going blind

Doc... it's not that guns get boring but you keep the mind exercised.

 

[printcraft]

Yeah, but then there is the hairy palm issue...

A myth I say!

 

[jamil]

I saw the title and thought you busted the myth. At least TT busted it.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

A myth I say!

I thought you were saying "Hi" in your avatar. Now I find out that you're busting a myth.

 

[Trigger Time]

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[Trigger Time]

I saw the title and thought you busted the myth. At least TT busted it.

Lots of times