Thread: Embarrassment

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

G'day All,

Well this is Day Two of wearing my new Scleral contact lenses. My left eye has taken to them like a duck to water. It only took two goes to get it in. During the first attempt some of the saline fluid must have come out of the lens so it had an air bubble and I could not see properly. The lens came out really easily. I filled the lens back up and pop in it went.

The right eye well that is a whole different story. Despite my prising the lids open I cannot put the lens anywhere near the eye without blinking as soon as the lens gets anywhere close to the eye. I had it in 3 times within 3/4 of hour's worth of attempts. Each time I scored an air bubble. I figured giving myself an hour before an appointment in town would be plenty of time - wrong. I actually put my old lens in the right eye because I had to drive. I got back home took the old lens out and waited an hour. I tried a different technique and I got the new contact in second go, without any air bubbles. Then a while later my eye started to hurt so I tried to get the lens out. It took numerous attempts to get the lens out so now I have a swollen eye. I never - ever had such troubles with my old lenses - well before they started to attack my eyes.

It looks like I might have to give the right eye a break tomorrow until it settles down.

Hopefully I will learn the correct technique and my right eye will begin to play nice. I watched the recommended how to insert & remove Scleral lenses YouTube videos and my right eye will have none of it. You would think the trouble free technique for the left eye would work on my right eye since they are both my eyes - nope. Accessed 14th of August from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fTAW_HAN2Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0xO9bZsTnU

I wonder if there is a surgical instrument that prises eye lids open and keeps them apart - that could be the trick. Once the lens is in the right eye I could just take the instrument away - bingo!

Anyway, they reckon practice makes perfect. I just hope Day 3 finds me has me finding the fail-proof, sure fire method of insertion for my right eye.

P.S. it is 11:45 pm and I am just back from the Emergency Centre of the hospital because I looked at why my right eye was sore. I will be back to the hospital tomorrow and then off to the eye specialist - bugger!

P.P.S I have spent three hours in the Emergency Department of the hospital today - Friday and I have been referred to the eye specialist whom I can see at 8:00 Monday morning. Until then I have to keep my right eye as a contact lens free place - bugger, not happy Jan.

This morning with my left eye I put the same sized scleral lens in first go. There was no trouble fitting it, or even the slightest hesitation at all. You would think since both eyes are attached to the same head there would not be so much difference between either eyes.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Gees you look different in those videos Lionel..

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Yes I am, but don't use it much

Mrs hh

Seems to be the general story, Carolyn. My daughter in Bundaberg doesn't use it much either. Good for families to keep in touch and for overseas conversations I guess.

Problem seems to be, you have to pre-arrange when you want to talk.