After almost 15 years of wearing prescription eyeglasses. I somehow got it into my head that I wanted to give contact lenses a try. Perhaps it was the sore spot behind my ears every evening… or the divets and red marks on each side of my nose. Whatever the reason, I made an appointment this morning and I now own my very first pair of contacts.
They actually have a “Training Session” to teach you how to put them in and take them out. It only took me about 20 minutes to get them in on my first try… hehehe… Well, she actually told me this was quite good and that in no time I would be an expert. We shall see.
My first reaction was that I felt “Naked” without my glasses. This is going to take some getting used to. My next reaction was how bizzare it felt to actually see normally without my glasses on. And finally, it feels weird to have an extra layer added to your eyeballs… I mean, you generally don’t even notice that you’re wearing them but when I blink… my eyelids can sort of feel them. I don’t know, this is all very new to me.
If I wasn’t a chicken, I might consider that laser eye surgery. I even know a few people whom have had it done and they swear by it! I just don’t feel comfortable with having portions of my eye burned with a laser… Not yet anyways!
Mike! I am so proud of you! Have you hit yourself in the nose yet pushing back the glasses you’re not wearing? I still do that once in a while. You’ll get used to the contacts very soon and you’ll not even know they are there.
Congrats!
Phydda
Thank you Phyllis…
At this point, I suppose I’m getting more proficient with them. Initially, they were taking like 30 minutes to get them in. A few days later, I’ve got the process down to 10 minutes. Tonight, I fell asleep on the couch and awoke two hours later to find my vision a big blurr. I don’t think you’re supposed to fall asleep with them still in! On a side note, I did realize something else nice about them. When I had glasses and would lie down on the couch to watch T.V. I had to endure the very uncomfortable quandry of lying your head on a pillow with eyeglasses on… It was very nice to watch T.V. for a change without that to mess with!
I am liking them so far though.