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I couldn't even finish reading the article, the prospect sounded so horrifying. This author is a king.

by nickthemagicman 5y ago

selimthegrim 5y ago
Going in for a retinal exam (in Metairie) today, I took heart from the author.
- nickthemagicman 5y ago
  Stay strong soldier! Hope everything turns out alright. If you get the dilation your eye's will look like you are possessed by a ghost, for the rest of the day, and you might scare children ;).
  - selimthegrim 5y ago
    It was fine they just told me to get the sleep apnea and blood pressure under control (ie lose weight fatass)
fernandotakai 5y ago
same. i can't even wear contacts -- i tried but it felt soooo bad! my wife, on the other hand, is a fucking champ when it comes to anything eye related. she has keratoconus[0] and not only she has to do a ton of eye exams every year, but she has to wear rigid contact lenses whenever she's awake. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus
- pjerem 5y ago
  I'm probably not the first person to say it to you but the "fear" to put contact lenses fades very quickly. Maybe not the very first time, but from the second or the third time, you'll stop to think about it for ever. > it felt soooo bad! It shouldn't. You are not even supposed to feel them, in fact, some people fall asleep with them even if they know they shouldn't. If you suffered, even if it was your first try, it's probably due to presence of dust between your lens and your eye, and I agree that this is super painful. But that's not the normal sensation, and that's not an issue as long as you remove the lens and retry after some cleaning.
  - frosted-flakes 5y ago
    A bigger problem for me is getting them out. At least the dailies I've tried recently (various types). I had a pair of monthlies 10 years ago and I don't remember it being a big problem then.
davidw 5y ago
I started looking through the comments here and... NOPE, I do not need this information in my life right now.

I couldn't even finish reading the article, the prospect sounded so horrifying. This author is a king.

selimthegrim 5y ago

Going in for a retinal exam (in Metairie) today, I took heart from the author.

nickthemagicman 5y ago
Stay strong soldier! Hope everything turns out alright. If you get the dilation your eye's will look like you are possessed by a ghost, for the rest of the day, and you might scare children ;).
- selimthegrim 5y ago
  It was fine they just told me to get the sleep apnea and blood pressure under control (ie lose weight fatass)

fernandotakai 5y ago

same. i can't even wear contacts -- i tried but it felt soooo bad! my wife, on the other hand, is a fucking champ when it comes to anything eye related. she has keratoconus[0] and not only she has to do a ton of eye exams every year, but she has to wear rigid contact lenses whenever she's awake. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus

pjerem 5y ago
I'm probably not the first person to say it to you but the "fear" to put contact lenses fades very quickly. Maybe not the very first time, but from the second or the third time, you'll stop to think about it for ever. > it felt soooo bad! It shouldn't. You are not even supposed to feel them, in fact, some people fall asleep with them even if they know they shouldn't. If you suffered, even if it was your first try, it's probably due to presence of dust between your lens and your eye, and I agree that this is super painful. But that's not the normal sensation, and that's not an issue as long as you remove the lens and retry after some cleaning.
- frosted-flakes 5y ago
  A bigger problem for me is getting them out. At least the dailies I've tried recently (various types). I had a pair of monthlies 10 years ago and I don't remember it being a big problem then.

davidw 5y ago

I started looking through the comments here and... NOPE, I do not need this information in my life right now.