[Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

[Constance Canode]

I know this is a strange question, but I have always been curious 
about it.  I do not have prosthetic eyes, and this is why I ask.  Is 
there enough feeling in the skin which I assume overlies the 
prosthesis so that you can apply eye shadow, eye liner and mascara on 
your lashes.  I take pride in the way I look, as it unfortunately is 
how we are judged, and I would never go out in public without 
makeup.  This may be offensive, and if so, I am sorry, but applying 
makeup correctly is very easy, and I think more blind women should do 
it.  It enhances natural beauty and I have broached this subject with 
several people I know.  Their comments have astounded me.  "I can't 
see it, so who cares" was one of them, or "who cares what I look 
like" was another comment.  Sorry to go on about this and I really 
hope I haven't opened a can of worms, but I really am curious.  It is 
such a simple task to learn.

Connie Canode
At 04:21 PM 9/20/2010, you wrote:
>Hmm, I tend to have this type of build up around spring or fall and 
>use saline solution to flush out some of the gunk and just have 
>tissues on-hand to wipe away any drainage.
>HTH
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J Smith" <rsmith247 at csc.com>
>To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:23 PM
>Subject: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?
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>>Hi all, here's a good one for you.  I have two prosthetic eyes, the
>>plastic shell style which rides on round silicone implants in the sockets.
>>Fluid will build up underneath the prosthetic eyes and I will then pick
>>at the corners of my sockets to get it out or pull the plastic eye shell
>>away from the implant to then make it bubble out then wipe it off.  I hate
>>doing this and I know it's gross but if I don't do it it will come out of
>>its own accord and that looks bad too as illustrated by my sighted wife
>>who told me one time that I "have something in the corner of your eye".  I
>>felt there and it was fluid built up.  I think that part of it is alergies
>>but part of it is simply the fact that everybody's eye socket produces
>>fluid to keep the eyes moist and mine is collecting under the eye shells.
>>When I go in for cleaning and maintenance of the eyes, I am told
>>repeatedly that the implants, the socket tissue, and the fit is fine.
>>
>>Thanks much in advance,
>>
>>Bob Smith
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