[Blindtlk] Prosthetic eyes.

Tue Sep 21 20:27:06 UTC 2010

Deanna,

I had my left eye removed back in 1979.

1.  As others have said before me, your eye-lids are left in tact.

2.  The implant itself cannot be removed because it's sown in to the eye tissue.

3.  There is no fatten pain; but, I should prepare you for something.  Right after the eye removal, your brain will be temporarily confused by whether or not it can see light.   For a little while, (it usually lasts only about three weeks or so.), you will be a little confused because your brain will be trying to sort out whether or not you can still see light or not.  Don't let that scare you, though.  Some of us have that, and, I guess, others do not.  I know I did.  

4.  Your overall recovery time will be perhaps about five or six weeks.  The very worst part of which will be the first forty eight hours or so.  After that, the pain will subside.

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The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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On Sep 21, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Deanna Lewis wrote:

Hi guys,
I am intrigued to hear all these comments about prosthetic eyes. I have glaucoma and have had over 30 eye surgeries. My right eye is not doing too well. It causes me constant pain and sometimes the pain is unbearable. In that eye, I can only see light and dark. My doctor has suggested enucleation (removing the eye), but I have some questions.
1. How painful is the eye removal procedure?
2. Do you have phantom pain in the eye, even after it has been removed?
3. Can the implant and the prosthesis both be removed for cleaning? Or just the outer shell part?
I may have more questions, but those are the burning ones for right now, LOL. Thanks so much!
Deanna

--- On Tue, 9/21/10, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.IN.gov> wrote:

From: Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.IN.gov>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 8:36 AM

Hi Julie,

> From what I am seeing here, we are all very different in what we experience with our prosthesis. I am actually pretty surprised by the number of people that we have. I have always felt pretty isolated, knowing only a couple of people , besides myself, who have prosthesis. But I think everyone has a different amount of buildup and discharge. I would wipe them with a damp cloth each day or make sure to apply some water to them while in the shower. But, if they still feel dry and scratchy or like they have excess buildup, I would take them out and clean them.   If they feel okay to you, not dirty or scratchy, then they probably are fine. Experience will eventually teach you what is right for you.

hth
Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647

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-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:11 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gross but what do I do?

To all of you who have prosthetic eyes,

How often do you clean them?  I just got mine last week and the Occularist 
wasn't very helpful.  He said that some people take it out daily for 
cleaning, while others only take it out for their yearly visit with the 
Occularist.

I don't have allergies.  I do spend a fair amount of time outdoors, where it 
is quite frequently windy and dusty. It does feel dry and scratchy 
sometimes.  I'm going to the eye doctor tomorrow, so I'll ask there, but if 
he's as helpful as the Occularist...well I think you guys might have better 
info. *smile*

TIA
Julie

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