[Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

[Robert J Smith]

Hi Connie.  Nothing whatsoever is disturbed about one's upper and lower 
eyelids.  They retain total feeling just as they were before.  Of course 
since there is the plastic eye shell underneath, you would feel the 
hardness of the plastic from behind the lid but you can feel all touch 
sensations.  You sure have gotten some curious responses (I don't care 
what I look like -- or something like that?)

Bob Smith

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From:
Constance Canode <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
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Date:
09/20/2010 07:51 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>
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>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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