I am so nervous about eye stuff so when I was told that the only way to remove this godforsaken thing from my eye was surgery I was freakin. I will hopefully do the surgery bc you look great and I hate not looking people in the eye bc i’m so self conscious
Thank you so much for posting this video Laura. I have had pterygium for about 10 years now and I definitely understand what it can do to stifle your confidence. Once my insurance clears, I will have the surgery, hopefully in a couple of months. And seeing how great your eye looks now, it gives me more confidence to get it done. Thank you and congratulations 😊
…. Just completed my removal and here the next day with a ton of pain. Not sure if it’s because they had to use placenta for my graphs due to how bad my eye was. I have a follow up today
12:43 I just had a surgery a week ago, and it was everything good, not pain at all, just healing now, hoping to have my eye like new again 😊 thanks for your video, Laura!
@@MB-sy2gq yea, I feel a lot better. If you’re gona have the surgery I recommend asking the dr to use an amniotic graft with fibrin glue over the conjunctival graft with sutures. It’s a huge difference appearance and recovery.
I’m glad saw your video first because i have mine on left eye and my husband told me why you eye are red hearing that everyday is headace love the doctor name you post which i well called make appointment with too.
Does anyone know if the anesthesia they give you numbs your eyelids as well? I would like to get this surgery but I have a fear of things touching my eye. So even when putting eye drops in, my eye freaks out and rapidly twitches, blinks, and wants to clench shut & it takes me many attempts to get even ONE drop in my eye. Not sure if they numb the eyelid so this doesn't happen, but even then i feel like seeing them get so close to my eye would give me so much anxiety!!
I’m so happy I watched your video!!!! I live in LA and have Kaiser!! My eye has been looking so bad. I was discouraged because I had Kaiser. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi Laura, thank you so much for sharing your journey through this , your dry eye video has helped me tremendously, and hearing your surgery story has given me so much confidence as I too am very petrified when it comes to anything surgical related! 💕💕
Too much vitamin c can cause this as well. I have reversed mine four times in two years by cutting out vitamin c for three days or more. antioxidant supplements to lubricate the eye and detox the body.
I'm happy for you girl! because I know how that is and I've been going through this condition for years so I just have a question can you give me more details on the cost also do they take medical insurance? Please Help me out and I also live in Los Angeles.
Ms. Laura. I am having a bad situation with my eyes and seeing your video makes me feel like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! I’ve been to at least 12 ophthalmologists already and I feel that nobody is listening to my concerns, I really need a doctor that can help me. My eyes are red just like yours and they are getting worst and no eye drops are helping and they burn and hurt and after so many eye drops and expensive meds, so many doctors and no changes, I feel so desperate. I would like to see Dr. Vo, but she is in CA. And I am in another state. Is there a way I can make this happen somehow? I really need somebody that can help me! I would appreciate if you can plz reply! Thanks in advance.
Hi dear I have done my surgery one month ago..but my eye still small plz tell mein that pterygium surgery effect on eye size ?? It can cause smaller eye
I am one month post op. I got the contact bandage in surgery. I’m glad you said burry for 6-8 weeks. I am so blurry and double vision. Was getting depressed. So I will give it time to completely heal. I’m in South Florida.
Thank you for sharing your surgery. I am in Virginia and will go through the same surgery soon. I've been putting it off but at least I feel more confident after watching your video.
Hi Laura :) how long does it take for your eye to clear up and look white (normal) again post surgery? I am from Argentina but living in Madrid, I have two pterygiums in my left eye (both sides) and I really want to get them removed, my eye always looks red :/
It took my eye about 3 weeks to look fully 'normal' again! The first week it was pretty red but I would just wear sunglasses or the eye patch when I went out because I wanted to keep it as protected as possible. I hope that helps!
If you have itchy eyes. Try out the Carnivore diet or the Lion diet. I had red eyes with itching that made me itch my eyes in my Sören so i wooke up with red eyes and the oils in my eye lids where stuck and dry but after this meat only diet i have my life back. I write this bc i know that this is hard mantaly to live with eye problems that we dont know what to do. Personaly i dont belive in doctors or eye drops. Sry for bad english. But try out the lion diet for 2 mounths. Love from turkey 🇹🇷
Hi I have this tol I hate it I went to an eye doctor a.d she was super negative about my insurance covering it and didn't give me a referral I have 2in the same eye
Hello i have pterygium both side i am really wanted to remove it because i have no more confidence and shy. It is so ugly and always red my eyes. This video its help Alot. Anyway how much it cost i am going to your doctor
Mostly grafts are glued on but better graft take results can be achieved by glue plus stitching if your ophthalmic surgeon has the skills. However, this is more painful in the recovery period. I've recently had 8 stitches for my pterygium graft and another 7 for the pingueculum. 15 stitches in one eye was pain free during the op but it involved significant pain afterwards. For me it peaked at day 4 but was quite tolerable by day 6, though uncomfortable for a few weeks or so.
Good day all, please am looking for a best hospital to carry out the surgery, am a Nigerian I live in imo state, owerri city please I need help from anyone that has done it in Nigeria. Thanks
How long did it take to fully recover? I had my surgery 4 weeks ago and my eye is still red and i can still see the graft as it hasn’t fully merged into the eye. Doc says nothing to worry about but i feel weird as its over 2-4 weeks recovery time
Tbh I can’t remember exactly how long it took me to fully, fully recover but maybe closer to 6-8 weeks? I can also still see my graft but it’s so faint now i don’t think anyone else can notice it but me!
Hi Laura! Thanks so much for sharing this! I just got my surgery and wondering if you only wore your eye patch when you went out for the first week, or did you do that for the few weeks?
I wore the eye patch for probably a couple weeks after! Its been a little over 2 years since my surgery now so I can't remember exactly but I definitely didn't need it, I just preferred to wear it so I felt like my eye was totally protected
This is such a great video and very informative. I just had this procedure done and I’m actually about two weeks out. The Dr used stiches on mine from the beginning, and removed one stitch after my one week post op. My eyes are still so red and look inflamed and it worries me, my Dr wasn’t worried and says everything looks good, but how long did the redness last?
@@MB-sy2gq hi, my eyes are looking way better. I have it in the other eye as well and I’m thinking about getting that one removed too. But yeah, it’s definitely no joke, I still get some twitching from time to time on the eye, and I have to use prescription eye drops for dry eyes now. But as far as redness, much better, and I will do it again now that I know what to expect
@@isibabe7775 Thank you so much for your reply it gives me much more comfort I was having a panic attack just by thinking of doing the procedure and messed it up more instead of fixing it, this is so traumatic wishing you the best
It’s Rosalind chau vo.. I just got my surgery done 5 days ago… highly recommended other Kaiser doctors said it was cosmetic and did not want to do surgery. Roslyn gave me the option very professional she is extremely nice.. good luck ..
@@Sergio-sr1cf thank you I have my appt with her on April 14th I called and asked for referral since the other Kaiser doctors have always told me just to use eye drops. Best wishes on your healing.
@@beeevee10 good luck with your appointment… I have a three week follow up after surgery appointment on April 18th… .. so far my recovery is going great ..
I just got my MSM eye drop in the mail today. I was using a product called Dipyeye, and they worked great! I was finally able to stop using OTC eye drops up to 10 times a day. Over the two years that I used them (off and on) I saw a huge, huge improvement. My eyes aren’t nearly as red, inflamed, itchy and irritated. But those drops aren’t available for purchase anymore, so I’m really hopeful that these MSM drops help me to see continued improvement.
Hey Laura 🤗 I had my surgery for two pterygiums in both sides of my left eye 8 weeks ago 😵💫😵💫😵💫 I was wondering if you experienced in the graft area a lot of red vascularization even 2/3 months later or if your eye was super white after just weeks. I don’t know anyone else who had this done, sorry to ask 🙏🏼😊
Mine was pretty red for a while after, probably a few months as well! and even now still (a year later) my eyes get red from time to time- but no re growth! If i rest well they go back to being clear again 🥰 Hope that helps
Hi! I’m looking for more information on this because I too don’t know anyone who got the surgery. Just wanted to check in and see how your recovery is going. I have it in both eyes and have been looking into getting surgery but so nervous to do it. Hope all is well! If you have the time I was curious on your thoughts. Was it worth it? How painful is it? Ty 😊
Hi all 👋🏼 sorry that I disappeared! It has been a year and 3 months now. My eye is clear, but not perfect on one of the graft areas, meaning one of the grafts settled perfectly and the other is okay medically speaking, but if you look closer you can see the contour of the graft and some vascularization around it (I had 2 of these on both sides of same eye removed from my left eye) no re-growth 🙏🏼 Even though I’m a perfectionist, I can admit my eye looks normal and it has changed my aesthetic problem. Hope you are doing all great 😊
Your eye looks amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing this! Just wondering if you could see with the eye they were working on during the surgery? My surgeon says he is going to give me an optic nerve block which I think is a shot in the eye to the optic nerve to numb the area and make it so I can't see during the surgery. Did they do an optic nerve block for you? That's the part I'm scared about and think could be painful because I think it's a shot in my eye going in to a nerve-ugh!!
I had my left eye removed 4days ago and I can see a seroma in my eye as well. I will be going to my doctor for a quick check up. My Right eye will have to wait for the next surgery..
Hi dear plzzz plzzz tell me can pterygium surgery effect on eye size it can cause smaller eye ??? I have done my surgery one month ago but my eye still smaller than other eye plzz tell me is it normal??
Laura, thanks for sharing your Pterygium surgery experience. I have my surgery tomorrow- April 25, and you've managed to calm me down a lot. Hope we both don't have a recurrence.
hi i just noticed that you had surgery today, how are you feeling, ive just had mine today my eye is Very painful and fluid coming out, how is your eye?
@@afghaneagle9255 Doing well, thanks. Sore with a little discomfort from what I assume is from the stitches. I go back tomorrow morning for a follow-iup I'm tempoarily known as Patch Adams or One-eyed Willy. Hope you hvae a speedy, successful recovery.
@@laurabaule0 Thank you, ma'am. Interestingly though. Once my bandage was removed I noticed a series of marks on my forehead, just above my right eye, which was not the eye I had the operation on. They're red, raised and appear in a parallel row. I'm assuming this is where the surgeon connected something to limit my head movement during surgery. They weren't noticeable until the day after the bandage removal .Just curious if anyone else has had these. 🙄
I am so nervous about eye stuff so when I was told that the only way to remove this godforsaken thing from my eye was surgery I was freakin. I will hopefully do the surgery bc you look great and I hate not looking people in the eye bc i’m so self conscious
Thank you so much for posting this video Laura. I have had pterygium for about 10 years now and I definitely understand what it can do to stifle your confidence. Once my insurance clears, I will have the surgery, hopefully in a couple of months. And seeing how great your eye looks now, it gives me more confidence to get it done. Thank you and congratulations 😊
…. Just completed my removal and here the next day with a ton of pain. Not sure if it’s because they had to use placenta for my graphs due to how bad my eye was. I have a follow up today
12:43
I just had a surgery a week ago, and it was everything good, not pain at all, just healing now, hoping to have my eye like new again 😊 thanks for your video, Laura!
Did your eyelid droop lower than the other eye after surgery? I had surgery 2 weeks ago and it’s still low.
@@eatmysh0rts Any updates on how I feeling now ?
@@MB-sy2gq yea, I feel a lot better. If you’re gona have the surgery I recommend asking the dr to use an amniotic graft with fibrin glue over the conjunctival graft with sutures. It’s a huge difference appearance and recovery.
@@eatmysh0rts I’ll ! Thank you for your reply and glad you feel better now !
@@MB-sy2gq thank you
I’m glad saw your video first because i have mine on left eye and my husband told me why you eye are red hearing that everyday is headace love the doctor name you post which i well called make appointment with too.
I'm having my eyes done very soon here in England. Got Pterygium both eyes. Strange I don't live in hot country. So in Usa must be expensive?
Does anyone know if the anesthesia they give you numbs your eyelids as well? I would like to get this surgery but I have a fear of things touching my eye. So even when putting eye drops in, my eye freaks out and rapidly twitches, blinks, and wants to clench shut & it takes me many attempts to get even ONE drop in my eye. Not sure if they numb the eyelid so this doesn't happen, but even then i feel like seeing them get so close to my eye would give me so much anxiety!!
I’m so happy I watched your video!!!! I live in LA and have Kaiser!! My eye has been looking so bad. I was discouraged because I had Kaiser. Thank you so much for sharing.
Did you get your surgery?
It is also important to note what caused it in first place so it won’t reoccur
How long did it take to grow to that size? I recently discovered mine and it's really been bothering me ever sense...
Hi Laura, thank you so much for sharing your journey through this , your dry eye video has helped me tremendously, and hearing your surgery story has given me so much confidence as I too am very petrified when it comes to anything surgical related! 💕💕
YES haha I am such a baby when it comes to needles/anything surgery related!! Im glad this video helped!
Too much vitamin c can cause this as well. I have reversed mine four times in two years by cutting out vitamin c for three days or more. antioxidant supplements to lubricate the eye and detox the body.
Wow I’ve never heard of that before?!
I'm happy for you girl! because I know how that is and I've been going through this condition for years so I just have a question can you give me more details on the cost also do they take medical insurance? Please Help me out and I also live in Los Angeles.
Ms. Laura. I am having a bad situation with my eyes and seeing your video makes me feel like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! I’ve been to at least 12 ophthalmologists already and I feel that nobody is listening to my concerns, I really need a doctor that can help me. My eyes are red just like yours and they are getting worst and no eye drops are helping and they burn and hurt and after so many eye drops and expensive meds, so many doctors and no changes, I feel so desperate. I would like to see Dr. Vo, but she is in CA. And I am in another state. Is there a way I can make this happen somehow? I really need somebody that can help me! I would appreciate if you can plz reply! Thanks in advance.
Hi dear I have done my surgery one month ago..but my eye still small plz tell mein that pterygium surgery effect on eye size ?? It can cause smaller eye
I’m having same problem my eye has become smaller after surgery why?
After 3 months I m facing same problem..!!! Recruitment 😔😔😔
Now my eye size is batter but not like before.. there is still a little difference in both eyes
I am one month post op. I got the contact bandage in surgery. I’m glad you said burry for 6-8 weeks. I am so blurry and double vision. Was getting depressed. So I will give it time to completely heal. I’m in South Florida.
Thank you for sharing your surgery. I am in Virginia and will go through the same surgery soon. I've been putting it off but at least I feel more confident after watching your video.
How was your surgery? Did it hurt ?
Hi Laura :) how long does it take for your eye to clear up and look white (normal) again post surgery?
I am from Argentina but living in Madrid, I have two pterygiums in my left eye (both sides) and I really want to get them removed, my eye always looks red :/
It took my eye about 3 weeks to look fully 'normal' again! The first week it was pretty red but I would just wear sunglasses or the eye patch when I went out because I wanted to keep it as protected as possible. I hope that helps!
If you have itchy eyes. Try out the Carnivore diet or the Lion diet. I had red eyes with itching that made me itch my eyes in my Sören so i wooke up with red eyes and the oils in my eye lids where stuck and dry but after this meat only diet i have my life back.
I write this bc i know that this is hard mantaly to live with eye problems that we dont know what to do.
Personaly i dont belive in doctors or eye drops.
Sry for bad english. But try out the lion diet for 2 mounths. Love from turkey 🇹🇷
How long did it take to heal completely?
I want to say around 6 weeks to fully heal
How much was the surgery?
She had help with insurance……
But on another video…. Somebody said, $5,000. (per fuckin eye)… 🙄 and it comes back after time.
After my pterygium removal surgery i suffered subconjunctival haemorrhage twice in a month. Is it a complication of surgery? I am worried
Hi Laura , Thanks for your Review, super helpful .. Did u experience any eyelid puffiness?
What are the side effects of your pterygium surgery? Do you experience dry eyes because of your pterygium surgery?
Hi I have this tol I hate it I went to an eye doctor a.d she was super negative about my insurance covering it and didn't give me a referral I have 2in the same eye
Did they have to use needles to numb your eye for surgery? Or a cream?
They use numbing eye drops!
Did u had pain? in your eyes before u had surgery , feeling like sand, but with pain ,me too have pinguecula as you.can u replay please?
Hello i have pterygium both side i am really wanted to remove it because i have no more confidence and shy. It is so ugly and always red my eyes. This video its help
Alot. Anyway how much it cost i am going to your doctor
I’m so happy for you sweetheart!!
Thank you!!!❤️
You welcome!!🌸
How much was the surgery?
Thanks for you kind information
Mostly grafts are glued on but better graft take results can be achieved by glue plus stitching if your ophthalmic surgeon has the skills. However, this is more painful in the recovery period. I've recently had 8 stitches for my pterygium graft and another 7 for the pingueculum. 15 stitches in one eye was pain free during the op but it involved significant pain afterwards. For me it peaked at day 4 but was quite tolerable by day 6, though uncomfortable for a few weeks or so.
did u have any swelling on your upper eyelid ?
Having to drain it eye twice.... something off with ur doctor's procedure
No, nothing was off with the procedure.
Good day all, please am looking for a best hospital to carry out the surgery, am a Nigerian I live in imo state, owerri city please I need help from anyone that has done it in Nigeria. Thanks
Have you done it now ?
did the doctors gave you something to sleep before they did the surgery? if no was it painful?
I was awake during the surgery, but no it was not painful at all!
Thank you for sharing..It is really helpful.God bless you dear 😊
Thank you for give me this encouragement coz it lift me up that I can treat my dry eyes
How do you feeling after the surgery
Thanks, Laura! Going to do the same surgery.
How do they numb your eye do they stick a needle in your eye or ?
Eye drops
Thank you for the info
How long did it take to fully recover? I had my surgery 4 weeks ago and my eye is still red and i can still see the graft as it hasn’t fully merged into the eye. Doc says nothing to worry about but i feel weird as its over 2-4 weeks recovery time
Tbh I can’t remember exactly how long it took me to fully, fully recover but maybe closer to 6-8 weeks? I can also still see my graft but it’s so faint now i don’t think anyone else can notice it but me!
Hi, how is your eye now? I'm also a month post op now and my eye is still red, I'm so worried it's going to stay like this
This was very helpful, thank you!!
Hi Laura! Thanks so much for sharing this! I just got my surgery and wondering if you only wore your eye patch when you went out for the first week, or did you do that for the few weeks?
I wore the eye patch for probably a couple weeks after! Its been a little over 2 years since my surgery now so I can't remember exactly but I definitely didn't need it, I just preferred to wear it so I felt like my eye was totally protected
Thank you, thank you!!!
also, do you still follow your dry eye routine on both eyes to this day?@@laurabaule0
Have you experienced seeing starbursts and halos at night from driving?
I do not!
Did it make you have a lazy eye
No
love it
I’m so happy for you!!!! You look super beautiful!!! But you always have!
Thank you so much!!
Also me am experiencing the same issue I need help
Alguna ayuda!, tengo el mismo problema y en los 2 ojos, a bajado mi autoestima
I get this sergary but my eye vision is so week
Does it give you more problems I had this surgery and my eye get more problems
Hey Laura! i do have Pterigium op in 2 months. your vid gives me hopes. Thanks for sharing your story🙏
Best of luck! 🤍🤍
@@laurabaule0 Thanks:)
@@omchhetri5541How was your surgery? Were you scared?
Any blurriness?
10:57
(Did you not watch the entire video?) Yall keep askin the same damn questions she’s already mentioned in the video.
This is such a great video and very informative. I just had this procedure done and I’m actually about two weeks out. The Dr used stiches on mine from the beginning, and removed one stitch after my one week post op. My eyes are still so red and look inflamed and it worries me, my Dr wasn’t worried and says everything looks good, but how long did the redness last?
How are your eyes now ? I am scared to do the surgery
@@MB-sy2gq hi, my eyes are looking way better. I have it in the other eye as well and I’m thinking about getting that one removed too. But yeah, it’s definitely no joke, I still get some twitching from time to time on the eye, and I have to use prescription eye drops for dry eyes now. But as far as redness, much better, and I will do it again now that I know what to expect
@@isibabe7775 Thank you so much for your reply it gives me much more comfort I was having a panic attack just by thinking of doing the procedure and messed it up more instead of fixing it, this is so traumatic wishing you the best
Hi is it dr Rosalind c. Vo? Or just Rosalind Vo I found one in Kaiser but don’t know if there’s the same
It’s Rosalind chau vo.. I just got my surgery done 5 days ago… highly recommended other Kaiser doctors said it was cosmetic and did not want to do surgery. Roslyn gave me the option very professional she is extremely nice.. good luck ..
@@Sergio-sr1cf thank you I have my appt with her on April 14th I called and asked for referral since the other Kaiser doctors have always told me just to use eye drops. Best wishes on your healing.
@@beeevee10 good luck with your appointment… I have a three week follow up after surgery appointment on April 18th… .. so far my recovery is going great ..
@@Sergio-sr1cf how was the first days? I’m asking because I have a 2 year old and my husband will be able to take a few days off but not more than 4 😟
@@beeevee10 Did you do the surgery ? How are you feeling now ?
MSM eye drops made a major difference for me. Read the reviews if you are interested.
When my doctor said UV damage, I knew what they learned in school is crap. I worked 22 years on the night shift.
I just got my MSM eye drop in the mail today.
I was using a product called Dipyeye, and they worked great! I was finally able to stop using OTC eye drops up to 10 times a day. Over the two years that I used them (off and on) I saw a huge, huge improvement. My eyes aren’t nearly as red, inflamed, itchy and irritated. But those drops aren’t available for purchase anymore, so I’m really hopeful that these MSM drops help me to see continued improvement.
may I ask if you have pinguecula?
Hey Laura 🤗 I had my surgery for two pterygiums in both sides of my left eye 8 weeks ago 😵💫😵💫😵💫 I was wondering if you experienced in the graft area a lot of red vascularization even 2/3 months later or if your eye was super white after just weeks. I don’t know anyone else who had this done, sorry to ask 🙏🏼😊
Mine was pretty red for a while after, probably a few months as well! and even now still (a year later) my eyes get red from time to time- but no re growth! If i rest well they go back to being clear again 🥰 Hope that helps
Geraldine, did it get better? I'm three weeks in and the eye is still red and vascular in the graft area
Hi! I’m looking for more information on this because I too don’t know anyone who got the surgery. Just wanted to check in and see how your recovery is going. I have it in both eyes and have been looking into getting surgery but so nervous to do it. Hope all is well!
If you have the time I was curious on your thoughts. Was it worth it? How painful is it? Ty 😊
Any updates on how u feel now ? Did it get better ❤️🩹?
Hi all 👋🏼 sorry that I disappeared! It has been a year and 3 months now. My eye is clear, but not perfect on one of the graft areas, meaning one of the grafts settled perfectly and the other is okay medically speaking, but if you look closer you can see the contour of the graft and some vascularization around it (I had 2 of these on both sides of same eye removed from my left eye) no re-growth 🙏🏼 Even though I’m a perfectionist, I can admit my eye looks normal and it has changed my aesthetic problem. Hope you are doing all great 😊
Your eye looks amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing this! Just wondering if you could see with the eye they were working on during the surgery? My surgeon says he is going to give me an optic nerve block which I think is a shot in the eye to the optic nerve to numb the area and make it so I can't see during the surgery. Did they do an optic nerve block for you? That's the part I'm scared about and think could be painful because I think it's a shot in my eye going in to a nerve-ugh!!
I had my left eye removed 4days ago and I can see a seroma in my eye as well. I will be going to my doctor for a quick check up.
My Right eye will have to wait for the next surgery..
Hi dear plzzz plzzz tell me can pterygium surgery effect on eye size it can cause smaller eye ??? I have done my surgery one month ago but my eye still smaller than other eye plzz tell me is it normal??
@@irumfatima4330 did your eye get back to normal ?
Laura, thanks for sharing your Pterygium surgery experience. I have my surgery tomorrow- April 25, and you've managed to calm me down a lot. Hope we both don't have a recurrence.
hi i just noticed that you had surgery today, how are you feeling, ive just had mine today my eye is Very painful and fluid coming out, how is your eye?
@@afghaneagle9255 Doing well, thanks. Sore with a little discomfort from what I assume is from the stitches. I go back tomorrow morning for a follow-iup I'm tempoarily known as Patch Adams or One-eyed Willy. Hope you hvae a speedy, successful recovery.
Wishing you a speedy recovery!! 🥰
@@laurabaule0 Thank you, ma'am. Interestingly though. Once my bandage was removed I noticed a series of marks on my forehead, just above my right eye, which was not the eye I had the operation on. They're red, raised and appear in a parallel row. I'm assuming this is where the surgeon connected something to limit my head movement during surgery. They weren't noticeable until the day after the bandage removal .Just curious if anyone else has had these. 🙄
Tq for sharing! I also have it for almost a year now. Do u recommend on wearing contact lens to hide it?