So the other day, i had my eye appointment to get new glasses and contacts. Normally this would be hardly worth mentioning besides my extreme vanity and cuz i haven't had new glasses or contacts for three years. WELL, I've been wearing the same pair of monthly-disposable contacts now for more than six months... maybe even a full year if i'm being brutally honest. OBVIOUSLY this isn't advisable, but since we didn't have $300 for all that and no eye insurance (until Ammon got his new job), I figured it could wait. NOT SO MUCH!! Turns out the longer you wear your contacts, the stiffer they become. My optometrist said that I suffocated my cornea and have done some major damage!! Well, after a bit of prodding, panicking and some unneccasary suspense caused by the doctor, he told me that I just need to lay off the contacts completely for a month or two and all should be fine. If i had done it much longer, I could have done permanent damage causing constant floaters or even blindness... Well lets just say that I will be heeding the instructions on the box from now one when it says "Dispose after 30 days". These are my new glasses and therefore my new look for the fall. One more blessing we have seen from Ammon's new job!!
3 comments:
I guess you are REALLY in the phase of "counting all your blessings" and I couldn't be happier for you! Dig the new look. You little kitten you!!!
The cornea? seriously? Did your Dr. mean in general with contact use or if you wear one pair forever? You're making me think I need to wear my glasses for a while, which i don't want to do, obviously, who gets contacts to wear glasses???? Well I hope you don't go blind, and nice spectacles!
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~Haley
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