Ouch, my eye!

[Valeriedances]

I woke up this morning with a scratch in my eye from sleeping with a soft contact. It got worse as the day went on, I kept it patched most of the day. It's been a pretty unpleasant 4th. Looking at it now, there is a dark spot inside the cornea. Hope a good night sleep makes it better. Otherwise I'll be going in to the Emergency walk-in clinic.

Maybe there is a good side to it. I wasnt able to participate in all the discussion today in the Opinions forum, which kept me out of trouble


hugs,

Val

[Da Monkey]

Ahh that sounds terrible. I used to do that when I was younger accidentally in class hahah but I now wear hard lenses and try not to doze off with them in.

Hope your eye is okay. I just had a terrifying week myself dealing with my eye too but my upside was getting a week off work.

[nickikim]

Oh my, ouchy!  Did you mean a dark spot on your eye, or a dark spot in your vision?  Either way ouch, I think I`ll stick to glasses. Hope you`re better soon.

[Sephirah]

*winces*

If there's one thing which makes me all squirmy, it's the thought of anything coming anywhere near my eyes.

*big hug*

I really hope it gets better soon, Val.

[Sage]

Oh my, ouchy!  Did you mean a dark spot on your eye, or a dark spot in your vision?  Either way ouch, I think I`ll stick to glasses. Hope you`re better soon.

Same here!     Having things wrong with one's eyes sounds scary!

Valerie, I wish you a speedy recovery.   

[Da Monkey]

I hate needles in the eye ugghgh I don't mind shots otherwise as long as I can't see it but when it's going in your eye there's no where else to look

Hope your eye is healing well.  I was going to need a shot too but somehow dodged that one. I still have a flasher in my central vision, apparently it's blood going in a tear from dry macular degeneration? Whatever the hell that is hahah.

[justmeinoz]

Hope you are better soon Val. Anything affecting your vision is a real nuisance to live with at best.

Monkey, Macular Degeneration?
I don't mean to be alarmist but I'd say, Run, don't walk, to an eye specialist.
There is a public health campaign going on here in Australia at the moment to get people to have it seen to urgently.  It is the leading cause of vision loss here.
Karen.

[Da Monkey]

Yeah apparently I've had it for years and I'm sure I've been told it when I was younger but I never realized what it really was until recently.

I am -18 in both eyes with retinal detachment in my right eye, fixed with surgery. I get check ups every 6 months. So blindness/vision loss is something I can't avoid at this point, it is just going to happen.

[justmeinoz]

Good to hear.  For such a small thing, it really is debilitating.

Karen.

[Sage]

Why is it that it seems like we rarely realize how important something is until it's not working properly, whether it be a cellphone, a car, or an eyeball?