tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post115080869892927324..comments2023-10-29T11:31:55.205-04:00Comments on pixie's temple: infiltrationHolly {ArtistMotherTeacher}http://www.blogger.com/profile/04105646535868814667noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150900328213220152006-06-21T10:32:00.000-04:002006-06-21T10:32:00.000-04:00Pixie:My best friend Ruthie growing up had ONE con...Pixie:<BR/>My best friend Ruthie growing up had ONE contact in her left eye and 20/20 vision in her right. We were only 12 when she got the one contact, and we thought she was so cool. Except one time in biology the contact slid way up into her eye socket and I had to help pull it out - yuck. My husband and I both have 20/20 vision (why didn't I become a fighter pilot??) and we gave birth to a daughter with astigmatism and amblioplia. Now we're all up to speed on eye issues. Hope you're doing great now!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526227179179878988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150898019656258662006-06-21T09:53:00.000-04:002006-06-21T09:53:00.000-04:00Chicks in glasses are soooo sexy.Just a bit of gra...Chicks in glasses are soooo sexy.<BR/><BR/>Just a bit of gratuitous leering there.Hypersonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047238167562731145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150891434582953932006-06-21T08:03:00.000-04:002006-06-21T08:03:00.000-04:00Ew ew ew ew ewww. I could not wear contacts.Glasse...Ew ew ew ew ewww. I could not wear contacts.<BR/><BR/>Glasses I could deal with, but I don't think i'd ever be able to put in contacts.Memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319892460547050555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150843732893002442006-06-20T18:48:00.000-04:002006-06-20T18:48:00.000-04:00Hey, if it works for you. That's one more contact...Hey, if it works for you. That's one more contact than I can get in my eyes, unassisted.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150843672060686952006-06-20T18:47:00.000-04:002006-06-20T18:47:00.000-04:00melissa—that would be awfulegan—yep, I'm a freak l...melissa—that would be awful<BR/><BR/>egan—yep, I'm a freak like that.Holly {ArtistMotherTeacher}https://www.blogger.com/profile/04105646535868814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150842541869842412006-06-20T18:29:00.000-04:002006-06-20T18:29:00.000-04:00Yep, been there. The eye stuff sucks. I just spe...Yep, been there. The eye stuff sucks. I just spent over $300 on prescription sunglasses because I can't wear contacts to save my life. Argh!<BR/><BR/>Are you only wearing one contact then? That's sort of freaky.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150838352312150552006-06-20T17:19:00.000-04:002006-06-20T17:19:00.000-04:00I have diplopia (as in double vision) it's a right...I have diplopia (as in double vision) it's a right pain, because I literally see two of everything (you can imagine what being really really drunk is being like!) And unfortunately there are no glasses or anything that can help (there are for some people, just not me, i'm extra weird)<BR/><BR/>But yeah, just a bit of randomness to throw out there as we're on the topic of eyes.Memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319892460547050555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150836146068073292006-06-20T16:42:00.000-04:002006-06-20T16:42:00.000-04:00tim—they aren't itchy or anything and if it wasn't...tim—they aren't itchy or anything and if it wasn't for the doc I'd have been none the wiser.<BR/><BR/>melissa—see above<BR/><BR/>lynda—and of course we only get one pair of eyes so we better take care of them<BR/><BR/>nobody—yep, that's what I was thinking<BR/><BR/>blogarita—I so will (and one of me sporting them)<BR/><BR/>tf—Josh loves me in glasses so I'm sure the idea of me not wearing contacts for awhile thrills him<BR/><BR/>amanda—at Eyeglass World they mentioned a small ulcer in passing like it was no big deal. Idiots.<BR/><BR/>the boy—you could call her.<BR/><BR/>jen—my contacts were at least 2 years old and aren't the disposable kind. I never sleep in them but after all that wear, I don't doubt the doctor. I like wearing my glasses and do during the weekends but when you break them in half they're a bit hard to sport.Holly {ArtistMotherTeacher}https://www.blogger.com/profile/04105646535868814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150825636652091842006-06-20T13:47:00.000-04:002006-06-20T13:47:00.000-04:00When Kevin and I had our eyes done in Indy last ye...When Kevin and I had our eyes done in Indy last year, the doctor harped on us both about that. <BR/>Said we weren't "changing our contacts often enough /wearing our contacts too long" even though we don't sleep with them in. Apparently although disposeable contacts are being made lighter and lighter to allow more oxygen in, it isn't good enough. I've always been careful to wear my glasses for a few hours in the a.m. when I wake up and p.m. before bed to allow my eyes some oxygen, as my childhood eye dr. advised. It should have made a difference, especially in this instance.<BR/><BR/>Quite frankly, I think it's some "new" bandwagon they're all jumping on, or that it's a crock. Because I've had eye exams every year since I was 8 and have had contacts since I was 14 and have never been told this before. My doctors have always said (before the disposeable era) that I took such good care of my lenses, cleaning them, that they were always pronounced to last "another 6 months" instead of replacing them all the time.<BR/><BR/>Now, the advent of disposeables and "no rub" solutions seems to be the root of this new infiltration thing (as last year's doc says). So, I'll just go back to buying real cleaners instead of the no rub.<BR/><BR/>The reason I doubt alot of what's been said is that after all of this, they couldn't even manage to send us a complete pair of prescription lenses. <BR/>They screwed it up completely. Kevin finally got annoyed at feeling like his right contact lens was always blurry (so is mine but I just let my eye adjust and don't focus on it. It's my bad eye, anyway.) and called them and had them fax our prescription over. <BR/>What the fax says is nowhere near what they actually gave us. <BR/><BR/>If we combine all of our lenses, we have enough for him to have a full set of the prescription the fax says he should have, and none for me. <BR/><BR/>At present, both our right eyes' lenses are much weaker than they should be and it is a pain in the ass.<BR/><BR/>He wants to just get new exams- and I hope that's soon because my glasses broke for the third time yesterday and until/unless I go buy an eyeglass repair kit and replace the nosepad that I have previously superglued until it can't be superglued anymore I can't use them.<BR/><BR/>Which really sucks now that I have to teach an early morning aerobics class. God I hate putting in contacts before 10am.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353149877164396151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150822544974582742006-06-20T12:55:00.000-04:002006-06-20T12:55:00.000-04:00Think she'll do house visits to the UK? My curren...Think she'll do house visits to the UK? My current eye doc is useless, time to find another.The Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052411992134880131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150820743989920182006-06-20T12:25:00.000-04:002006-06-20T12:25:00.000-04:00You are very lucky to have caught it in time. Ulc...You are very lucky to have caught it in time. Ulcers on the eye are not fun. When I had Bell's Palsey the one thing the doctor kept telling me was make sure to use the eye drops so I didn't get an ulcer since I couldn't blink. Glad you caught it in time before it does any serious damage.Cupcake Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588999664483664504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150817022002917032006-06-20T11:23:00.001-04:002006-06-20T11:23:00.001-04:00I used to wear contacts all the time. I think, fo...I used to wear contacts all the time. I think, for me, it was a vanity issue. I hated being teased all my life as "four eyes" and other such creative insults. However, nearing 30, I just don't care. I wear glasses. I lost the rimless look for something more modern and chunky that not only looks cool, but showcases the fact that I wear glasses. I'm tired of hiding it. <BR/><BR/>I used to go to this place, "Pearl Vision." They're like a mall eycare place. I never realized how much they sucked until I went to a regular Eye Doctor. They gave me a littany of different tests, including the "licked a toad" dilation thingy. I ended up with a much more accurate prescription.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150817016662648022006-06-20T11:23:00.000-04:002006-06-20T11:23:00.000-04:00I used to wear contacts all the time. I think, fo...I used to wear contacts all the time. I think, for me, it was a vanity issue. I hated being teased all my life as "four eyes" and other such creative insults. However, nearing 30, I just don't care. I wear glasses. I lost the rimless look for something more modern and chunky that not only looks cool, but showcases the fact that I wear glasses. I'm tired of hiding it. <BR/><BR/>I used to go to this place, "Pearl Vision." They're like a mall eycare place. I never realized how much they sucked until I went to a regular Eye Doctor. They gave me a littany of different tests, including the "licked a toad" dilation thingy. I ended up with a much more accurate prescription.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150815730281899152006-06-20T11:02:00.000-04:002006-06-20T11:02:00.000-04:00I hope everything clears up fine. You'll have to ...I hope everything clears up fine. You'll have to post a picture of your new glasses!Blogaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907539670169738329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150814182642495932006-06-20T10:36:00.000-04:002006-06-20T10:36:00.000-04:00Glad to hear you found a good eye doctor who was a...Glad to hear you found a good eye doctor who was able to catch the problem early.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166751077000397181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150813587146178182006-06-20T10:26:00.000-04:002006-06-20T10:26:00.000-04:00As someone who has had eye problems, I feel your p...As someone who has had eye problems, I feel your pain. I hope the eyes get better soon.<BR/><BR/>And hey, at least you can see.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007930302730418293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150813122758068822006-06-20T10:18:00.000-04:002006-06-20T10:18:00.000-04:00dittodittoMemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319892460547050555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222220.post-1150809544375820602006-06-20T09:19:00.000-04:002006-06-20T09:19:00.000-04:00my eyes suddenly itch.my eyes suddenly itch.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544992030084559716noreply@blogger.com