Time heals

12.09.08 / Health / Author: Anna
Tags: cornea, dry eye, eye pain, ripped cornea, talking watches

This is one of the coolest things that I have come across recently. I know that it is nothing new, but I still think that it is one of those really cool gadgets.

This is a talking watch and they range in price from $35 to $65 depending on what style you like. These guys have several talking watches to choose from.

I wouldn’t mind having one for the simple fact that it would come in handy for me at night when I wake up and need to know the time.

Now you may be saying to yourself, just get an alarm clock and you can look to see what the time is, right?

Well, I guess for normal people that is great. And it is great when you don’t have eye problems.

Let me elaborate.

Just over a year ago, I had a freak accident and cut the cornea of my left eye. If you have ever had a piece of dirt or something in your eye, then you know how irritating and painful it can be. Well, when your cornea gets cut, it feels like something is in your eye all of the time.

Your eye waters profusely, bright light is excruciating, and you can’t open your eye all the way because your lid irritates the cut even more.

So every night, I have to put ointment in my eye. The ointment serves as a lubricant so my eye doesn’t get too dry at night. If it does, then when I open my eyes in the morning, my lid will stick to my eye, and rip the scab off my eye, thus causing severe pain.

There are mornings when my eye is swollen and I have to be really careful opening my eyes. Sometimes, I try to rush the process because I don’t know what time it is and I don’t want to be late getting my kids up for school. And when I rush things, my eye rips.

Time is the only thing that will heal my eye. The only problem is that each time my eye rips, that is 30 more days added to the healing process. In other words, if my eye rips for 3 mornings in a week, then I have added 90 days to the healing process. That is why it takes so long for this thing to heal properly.

So, the talking watch would be perfect for me. I could take my time opening my eyes and know what time it is. A complete win-win situation!