I suffered several corneal tears in Minnesota\u2019s cold, dry weather<\/a>. It\u2019s a pain you do not forget.<\/p>\nFor the last dozen years, I\u2019ve been using sterile eye drops throughout the day. Admittedly, I likely forgot the drop Wednesday night after dealing with two hyperactive children all day. My mind was foggy, at best.<\/p>\n
As soon as I could focus, I sent a message to our medical clinic because eye issues can be serious with diabetes. Even if I assumed it was cornea tear, I wasn\u2019t going to take any chances.\u00a0By Friday afternoon, I was with the ophthalmologist. She examined my eyes and decided to use a contact lens as a bandage.<\/p>\n
Late Saturday, I was in extreme pain again. Something was wrong. My vision went blurry.<\/p>\n
I woke up about 4 a.m. on Sunday. It felt like something was scraping my eye yet again. This time, however, it was the contact lens. It had torn in half and a portion was stuck to my upper eyelid.<\/p>\n
The mere thought of touching my eyes causes extreme anxiety. I couldn\u2019t do it, not even to remove the pieces of the contact.<\/p>\n
Using Refresh Tears, I flushed the left eye repeatedly until the contact halves were both below my eye so I could retrieve them.<\/p>\n
When I had\u00a0corneal abrasions in Minneapolis, I actually passed out from the pain. It\u2019s that severe. That\u2019s why I try to never forget the eye drops!<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania\u2019s moist air was good for my vision. The winter wasn\u2019t as dry as Minnesota\u2019s and the summers were mild.\u00a0Moving to Central Texas, which is also humid, I assumed my eyes would be fine. I continued to use eye drops, but I didn\u2019t worry about dry air.<\/p>\n
Yet, here I am.\u00a0Monday, I\u2019ll call the eye center and find out what the next step is after the contact lens.<\/p>\n
I still remember the series of medical emergencies in Minnesota. Those were difficult years and I don\u2019t want to repeat them.<\/p>\n
Eyes are fragile and I do my best to care for mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overnight Wednesday my left eye\u2019s cornea suffered a tear or abrasion. It was a surprise. An extremely painful surprise. Unfortunately, I am familiar with the pain. In 2008 and 2009, I suffered several corneal tears in Minnesota\u2019s cold, dry weather. It\u2019s a pain you do not forget. For the last…<\/p>\n
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