Jewel on the eyes

Technology based product that changed my life – Contact lens

When I was 5 years old, one of my teachers found that I struggled to copy the lessons written on the black board to my note. She doubted I might have some problem with the eye and she wrote a note to my parents asking them to check my eye sight. And that is when my relationship with eye specialists started.

My father wears glasses and hence the probability of me having some power in the eye was high. But my parents never thought I will have a power of -7 in both eyes at the age of five. So, I wore glasses with a string attached to the spectacles at the age of five. I don’t remember much from my childhood except that there was some kind of complex within me because I wore glasses. My class mates made fun of the fact that I was wearing thick glasses. [Well, nothing serious. But you know in that age, it was a BIG thing]

As I grew up, though I was comfortable with wearing spectacles, there was a still some sadness because everybody said I would look better without them. In fact, my biggest disappointment those days was I can not see for myself on the mirror how I look without spectacles. I did not like seeing my photographs and I preferred writing to myself than speaking to others. Thankfully, the brain was functioning properly. I was good at academics and also got prizes in the competitions attended. So, people stopped referring to my glasses. But a bigger problem persisted. My eye power kept on increasing. From -7, the power had increased to -12 when I completed college.

So, I thought of moving to contact lens as one eye specialist told me it might at least help in arresting the increase in power. I had to join a company in a few weeks. As the saying goes “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. I thought it might be better to try it now since nobody would know me at a new company and I need not carry the baggage of those heavy spectacles with a big frame.

How has life changed after using contact lens??

For people, looking from outside, there may not be any major change except that there are no glasses. But for me, lots of small changes in the mind. I am confident of the way I look because I know no reference will be made to glasses. Isn’t beauty a combination of confidence and grace? When someone comments that I look good, I say a silent thank you with a smile. I have taken loads of photographs and I am happy looking at it. Today, I am good at my job and can reach out to anyone and speak confidently. Even with those heavy glasses, I might have spoken to people but after a lengthy thought process. Now, there is nothing stopping me.

But the biggest impact of using contact lens was the realization that I want to live this way, with a confident look and a happy smile always and I will not go back to those heavy frames anytime.

The problem with contact lens is that they make their presence felt always. And in bad days, you might even regret the decision. You can not wear it continuously for more than 10 hours. Traveling will be a problem on rainy days. Add to it, working in the IT industry is no good for the eye. So, I further decided to go for LASER surgery and get the power corrected. Thanks to the doctors, today I have 6/6 vision.

Had I not used contact lens, I might have never gone for surgery. It was that experience without glasses that made me realize that the surgery will help me portray myself in a better way and will help me reach my goals.

You never spoke a word,
I never bothered.

But you look away,
And make my heart sway.

Your eyes told a story,
Don’t close them and make me lonely.

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