Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Steroids to the eye
Tuesday, September 29. 2009
Is it just me or has it been a really long time since I've blogged? Whoops. My bad.
So, a very strange thing happened to me as I walked out of work yesterday.
Ahhh... quitting time. Time to relax and unwind after a long, hard day at the office. I locked the door and took a deep breath of fresh, mountain air, and as soon as the sunlight hit my delicious chocolate brown orbs, my eyes rolled back into my head and the world went black. For what seemed like hours (actually about 30 seconds) I couldn't see anything. I just stood there in fear.
Finally, I semi regained vision and managed to make it to my car and drive home without incident.
I immediately removed my contacts when I got home and put on my glasses. While I could see at this point, my eyes were becoming very sensitive to the light. From turning off the light at the dinner table, to making everyone who came over for dinner sit in a dark room, the evening finally ended with me sitting outside, wrapped in a blanket, watching my beloved Cowboys play as I looked through the window. Pathetic picture I know. Just proves I'm a fan.
Luckily I was able to get a doctor's appointment this afternoon and quickly found out what was ailing me. Pink eye? No. Ripped contact? No. The delightful condition that I was now afflicted with was... a corneal ulcer on both eyes.
Now, I'm sure you are all puking over reading that I have ulcers in my eyes. Well, you can only imagine how I felt upon hearing the good news. For those of you who are unfamiliar with corneal ulcers, let me fill you in. A corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, or eyesore is an inflammatory or more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the corneal stroma. It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and the agrarian societies. In developing countries, Children afflicted by Vitamin A deficiency are at high risk for corneal ulcer and may become blind in both eyes, which may persist lifelong.
What causes this, you may ask... well, they are caused by trauma, particularly with vegetable matter, as also chemical injury, contact lenses and infections. As far as I know I haven't tried to take down any beets or carrots...
I don't live on a farm or grow my own food. And I'm pretty certain I am not a child living in a developing country. I'm guessing the wind blew some sort of chemical that got on my needed to be disposed of two months ago contacts and my eyes decided they hated me and everything I stand for and wanted to commit suicide and leave me visually impaired. Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but I'm in pain damn it!
Lucky for me I caught this Escherichia coli before it as too late. While my nerves are exposed and I'm forced to sit at work in a dark office with my sunglasses over my eye glasses, I've been prescribed steroids to beat the shit out of those ulcers.
I'll either have strong, healthy eyes, or start growing hair in places that are not supposed to be hairy and lose my girlish, um, charm. Hopefully they don't test for steroids in the world of granola. R.I.P. Lyle Alzado.
Source: Wikipedia.com
Is it just me or has it been a really long time since I've blogged? Whoops. My bad.
So, a very strange thing happened to me as I walked out of work yesterday.
Ahhh... quitting time. Time to relax and unwind after a long, hard day at the office. I locked the door and took a deep breath of fresh, mountain air, and as soon as the sunlight hit my delicious chocolate brown orbs, my eyes rolled back into my head and the world went black. For what seemed like hours (actually about 30 seconds) I couldn't see anything. I just stood there in fear.
Finally, I semi regained vision and managed to make it to my car and drive home without incident.
I immediately removed my contacts when I got home and put on my glasses. While I could see at this point, my eyes were becoming very sensitive to the light. From turning off the light at the dinner table, to making everyone who came over for dinner sit in a dark room, the evening finally ended with me sitting outside, wrapped in a blanket, watching my beloved Cowboys play as I looked through the window. Pathetic picture I know. Just proves I'm a fan.
Luckily I was able to get a doctor's appointment this afternoon and quickly found out what was ailing me. Pink eye? No. Ripped contact? No. The delightful condition that I was now afflicted with was... a corneal ulcer on both eyes.
Now, I'm sure you are all puking over reading that I have ulcers in my eyes. Well, you can only imagine how I felt upon hearing the good news. For those of you who are unfamiliar with corneal ulcers, let me fill you in. A corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, or eyesore is an inflammatory or more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the corneal stroma. It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and the agrarian societies. In developing countries, Children afflicted by Vitamin A deficiency are at high risk for corneal ulcer and may become blind in both eyes, which may persist lifelong.
What causes this, you may ask... well, they are caused by trauma, particularly with vegetable matter, as also chemical injury, contact lenses and infections. As far as I know I haven't tried to take down any beets or carrots...
I don't live on a farm or grow my own food. And I'm pretty certain I am not a child living in a developing country. I'm guessing the wind blew some sort of chemical that got on my needed to be disposed of two months ago contacts and my eyes decided they hated me and everything I stand for and wanted to commit suicide and leave me visually impaired. Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but I'm in pain damn it!
Lucky for me I caught this Escherichia coli before it as too late. While my nerves are exposed and I'm forced to sit at work in a dark office with my sunglasses over my eye glasses, I've been prescribed steroids to beat the shit out of those ulcers.
I'll either have strong, healthy eyes, or start growing hair in places that are not supposed to be hairy and lose my girlish, um, charm. Hopefully they don't test for steroids in the world of granola. R.I.P. Lyle Alzado.
Source: Wikipedia.com
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