Getting Contacts

Today is Day 5 of having contacts. I've decided that this was a great idea. It's been a good transition from glasses so far. I'm getting the feel for putting them in the contacts and taking them out--actually much faster than I thought I would. I'm also happy that the U of Iowa Athletic Department will pay for a portion of the cost once I'm competing for the swim team. It'll put less pressure on my parents' checkbook.

No more "four-eyes"

On the first day of having them, I attended a "contacts class". There, I learned proper cleaning techniques and how to put them in a take them out. Throughout the class, my instructor said that getting used to contacts should take a while. My eyes had never had anything put into them, so she said to take it slow and learn to trust that I'm not going to hurt myself. I needed to learn to trust myself.

I kept my contacts in for about 4.5 hours that day. In the days since then, I've increased the amount of time by one hour each day. So I'm up to 9 hours today.

My contacts made my eyes sting during the first three days, but I can barely feel them now.

My next step is wearing them while swimming. I am on taper right now and will be competing the next two weekends. I'll wait to try them out after my last summer meet. I also only have a trial pair. If I lose one or both, I'll have to wait until I receive my first box.