Today, I forgot my contact solution and used my sister's. When I put them in, my eyes burnt like hell. Apparently my sister has a new solution that is acidic and only gets neutralized after 12 hours in a special container. The warning is on the INSIDE of the bottle label. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my brother thought it would be hilarious to put vinegar in my contact solution. I took my contacts out hours ago and my eyes still burn. FML
Today, my younger brother decided it would be funny to put rubbing alcohol in my contact lens case while I had them soaking overnight. I didn't realize this until I put the first one in. FML
Today, my little sister put on some black eyeliner on my eyes. About half an hour later, my eyes started to hurt. Eyeliner never hurt for me; so I went to the bathroom to check it out. My sister wasn't using eyeliner. It was a black watercolor pencil. Now I have black bits inside my eyes. FML
Today, I accidentally sprayed some perfume in my eye. After rinsing said burning eye with water for a few minutes, I half-blindly grabbed the eyedrops my sister left on the counter and used some. They were actually tea tree oil drops. Ouch. FML
Today, I realized how exhausted I was when I mixed up my eye makeup remover with toner. My eye still burns. FML
Today, I woke up and put my contacts in. It appears that I got drunk enough last night that instead of soaking my contacts in contact solution, I used mouthwash. FML
Today, I noticed a strange mark on the inside of my mouthwash bottle. As I was bending down to investigate, my hands tightened around the bottle and mouthwash squirted in my eye. It still burns. FML
Today, I went to the eye doctor. He tells me that I've developed a severe allergy to contact lenses and must stop wearing them immediately. It wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't just visited him a week earlier, paid for a new prescription and ordered a year's worth of brand new lenses. FML
Today, after my 22-year-old son realized that there was no more contact solution, he decided to use tequila because he thought it would "kill the germs." We had to go to the hospital to have his eyes flushed out. I raised this moron. FML
Today, I woke up with pink eye. My mom tried to help by putting drops in. It started burning like hell; she didn't understand why. It turns out she was putting ear drops in my eye. FML
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RichardPencil 32
This is why you don’t use your sister’s things without asking her about it first. This applies to medications, cars, boyfriends, ...
JulietMarie 30
All of those have MANY labels on the bottle and on the packaging it comes in saying not to put directly into your eye. They also have a red cap which means not to put it in your eye. YDI
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tr3yr 13
I’ve done this myself before. I know exactly what you’re talking about! Wanted to take my eyeballs out. 😩😭
JulietMarie 30
All of those have MANY labels on the bottle and on the packaging it comes in saying not to put directly into your eye. They also have a red cap which means not to put it in your eye. YDI
mayaklast 12
Oh god, it happened to me too. I was living in Japan at the time so I wasn't familiar with the brands and most pharmacies there are more like little supermarkets with a cashier who doesn't know much about the products they are selling. I didn't look closely enough at the thing before using it because I didn't know that kind of product even existed. It hurt so much I thought I was going to go blind and my eye weeped pus for a day or so. I had no long-term problems, though, so you should be alright.
TumblrweedPasses 11
So glad I don't need contacts I'd end up with vodka or bleach in my eyes
RichardPencil 32
This is why you don’t use your sister’s things without asking her about it first. This applies to medications, cars, boyfriends, ...
bluhbluhbluh 14
Even boyfriends?? hmm.. that seems a bit extreme.
RoadRunnerZ 13
Haha boyfriends
Shawnie Gallant 24
Ask next time
BurnInDemonFire 39
Guess you didn't see that happening. I'm so sorry. I couldn't resist.
Inline4 7
Acidic solution neutralizes eyes, that's very basic.
ohsnapword 21
Ok, here's how you get her back. Replace her toothpaste with Icy Hot.
SaltyLurker 10
It happens to the best. My name is SaltyLurker, and I've put this insane corrosive stuff in my eyes by accident.