[Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

Tue Sep 21 02:05:08 UTC 2010

Connie,

I just got my prosthetic eye last week, so I'm not an expert on this, but 
here goes. *smile*

In my case there was no damage to the eyelid or face at all.  The artificial 
eye is in two pieces an implant and the prosthesis.   I have a coral implant 
covered with donor sclera.  After that healed I got the prosthesis which is 
the pretty part that people see.  It can be removed, but the implant portion 
cannot.  I'm sure there are a lot of different materials and configurations 
of prosthesis.

  I have regular feeling in the eyelid.  I could feel where the makeup was 
going on if I chose to use it.  I do know how to apply make up and have 
helped other blind women learn.  However I choose not to wear it.

It really has nothing to do with me being blind.  I think I am beautiful 
without make up.  I see no reason to subscribe to some societal pressure 
that I don't agree with.

HTH
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

>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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