Well, poke me in the eye with a sharp stick...
OK, DON'T poke me in the eye with a sharp stick, but I sort of did it to myself today.
Went for a fitting for contact lenses. I'm really a very happy glasses wearer, but with this round-the-world trip coming up in the summer, I wanted to try out some cheap daily disposable lenses so that I can actually see the ground rushing towards me when we do the tandem skydiving etc.
I was also hoping to see a bit more of these dolphins we are due to swim with too, but apparently water and contact leses do not mix. Hmm...anyway, the experience of wearing these lens was wierd, mainly because I actually SAW myself without glasses for the first time in 30 years!! Photos just aren't the same thing - it was just so bizarre for me to look in a mirror and see myself glasses-free! (OK, so I can see myself without my specs, but I have to be withing a nose length!)
Anyway, all was going well until it came time for me to take them out and put them back in. Left eye - no probs. Bit wierd, but fine. However, for some reason my right eye just would not cooperate. You really shouldn't flinch from yourself should you, but I could not force the damn eye to stay open while I poked in this lens. Consequently, I have to go back on Friday for another lesson! The shame! I'm a special needs pupil!!
Any useful tips greatly appreciated..
