| I just want to say a big Thanks! to all of you who have posted your problems and your personal solutions. I'm typing this comment as I'm waiting for my printer to type out most of what all of you have said. Our 14-year-old daughter had her vision tested at her school and was referred to our eye doctor for follow-up because she tested near-sighted in one of her eyes. I took her to her first eye exam today, and she was certain she wanted to try soft contact lenses - although the doctor only prescribed one lens for the myopic eye - because she doesn't like herself in glasses. She knows that's being vain, but she's just being honest - as someone else posting has said. Well, there was just no way anyone could get that lens into her eye! I think we were there a good 45 minutes trying; then she looked at glasses...and then just cried some more...hating herself in the frames, of course. They told us to give them a call when we wanted to try again - for either the contact lens or the glasses, and she cried all the way home. She was so discouraged and disgusted with herself. I told her I'd look on-line to see what tips or hints I could find. I wear contacts myself, and she's seen me put them in, and I've told her about touching her eyeball and stuff...but she just seems to take things in better when it comes from outsiders and-or from people nearer her own age. So thanks again! |