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It's been at the back my of mind for years but I haven't found the courage to do it. The reason may sound silly: I feel extremely squeamish with anything that i
by reinhardt 14y ago
It's been at the back my of mind for years but I haven't found the courage to do it. The reason may sound silly: I feel extremely squeamish with anything that involves contact with eyes. It's the same reason I've stayed away from contact lenses and keep wearing stupid glasses instead. If there was a way to fix my eyes without me or anyone else having to come in contact with them (at least when I am conscious), I'd do it in a heartbeat. Anyone else with the same hang-up?
- EnderMB 14y agoYou're definitely not alone. I cannot stand anything getting near my eyes, so there is no chance I could ever wear contact lenses. I don't mind my glasses, mainly because I'm very short-sighted and really need them if I'm driving or walking around outside, but if I had the guts I'd probably get the surgery. The thought of having lasers shone into my eyes while I'm still conscious is enough to make my stomach turn.
- reinhardt 14y agoActually the laser itself is the least of my stomach-turning thoughts. It's things like this from TFA: "a thin wire kind of thing was slightly poked into the side of my eye to see how many tears I would shed in a certain period" and "an instrument was physically pressed against eye, which vibrated in and out slightly". No way Jose.
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- epsylon 14y agoHave you ever had contacts put on your eyes ? I think that almost anyone who wears contacts has had the same reaction as you ; I tried contacts for the first a few years ago, and I thought exactly the same thing, that I could never, ever, touch my directly my eye with my fingers. The doctor put them for me the first time, and it turns out that it's something that you can learn to do (and not fear) pretty quickly.