[Blindtlk] Eye Poking

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi, Kelby and list.

First of all, I'm a new member of the list (just signed up 
yesterday) so I guess I should introduce myself.  I'm Chris 
Nusbaum, and I'm a totally blind seventh grade student here in 
Maryland.  I'm also an active NFB member and attend many state 
conventions as well as some of the programs they sponsor, most 
recently being the Leadership and Advocacy in Washington (LAW) 
program, which I had a great time at! Now to Kelby's question 
about eye poking, just so I know, do you have prostetic eyes? If 
so, I do as well, and sometimes I'm guilty of the same habit.  
Usually my eyes are uncomfortable because they get goops on my 
eyes (aka what sighted people call "sleep" that they get in their 
eyes in the morning.) If you do, keep some kind of eye ointment 
with you all the time and when you get goopies and your eyes 
start to feel uncomfortable, try putting it on your eyes and 
rubbing it in.  They should feel better then and you won't have 
to worry about the poking thing.  However, if you don't have 
prostetics, I'm not sure.  In that case, hopefully someone else 
on the list will be able to help.  Hope this helps and let me 
know if you have any questions!

 Chris Nusbaum

"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)

----- Original Message -----
From: Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:39:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [Blindtlk] Eye Poking

Dear List,

I have a really rather embarrassing problem that I am loath to
admit to others who are blind.  But it's getting a bit worse and
I've never seemed to be able to totally get rid of it.  Since I
was a very small child, I've had the habbit of eye pressing or
eye poking (apparently those with Leybers tend to have this
sometimes, from what I know.) I am a senior in high school now
and have been able to get rid of the habbit for extended periods
of time, but it's always come back.  This year (I think somewhat
due to stress) it is back again.  It seems like my eyes want some
sort of stimulation, and feel kind of dry/uncomfortable a lot of
the time.  It doesn't look great and I can usually stop myself in
public.  Have any of you dealt with this problem? I feel sort of
ashamed of it, so any help from any of you on how to stop/how to
maybe make my eyes feel less uncomfortable would be sincerely
apprreciated.

I hope you are all having a happy Easter (assuming you celebrate
it of course.)


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