Had my 6-week checkup with Dr. Opth today. I can’t tell you how much I was hoping for the all-clear to try wearing my contacts again. But, alas, it was not to be so! ha!

Although I’ve been off all eye drops for 2 weeks, he gave me another prescription of  the normal, weakened version of the drops I was just on. These are the drops that contain some level of steroids. I’m to use a drop in the left eye 3 times a day for 2 weeks, then 2 times/day for 2 weeks, and finally once a day for another 2 weeks. I guess the good news is that my eyelashes on that eye will perk up again. The reason for the prescription is that my eye still looks fairly bloodshot if you life the upper lid or lower the bottom one.

It’s funny that the part of the eye that most people can actually see (without moving the eyelids out of the way) is really white. If it were teeth, it’d look like I’d just had it whitened. Yes, it’s that white. It’s like the slow discoloration that comes with normal aging of the eye has been removed and I’m back to “baby white.” Even the scar tissue is around this white area even though the white area is the part that was actually cut off/out.

If you see me around in the next few weeks, ask me to flirt with my flirty, curly left eyelashes!

I’m saddened to report that my eyelashes on my left eye are back to normal … less full, less curl. I’ve been watching this happen since I’ve been cutting back on the steroid drops. It’s been over a week since I’ve been completely off the meds and the “beauty treatment” is gone.

On television I actually saw a commercial for something that would give the full, curly look. I don’t remember the name but had to laugh. Dr. Opth had mentioned that there was a cataract drug being sold for this purpose. Given how given the effects disappear once you stop the drops though, I don’t think it’s worth a lifetime of eyedrops to keep up the look. But, hey, I wouldn’t want Botox or other things done to me on a weekly basis just to maintain the youthful appearance. That’s what surgery’s for! ha!