What Should You Tell Your Eye Care Provider? [Wrong Answers Only]

The Communications and Website Committee is spicing up the OWA Connects blog with a 'Wrong Answers Only' quarterly-series. For this first installment, we asked members of the blog-managing committee for their response to, "What should you tell your eye care provider?" — but you guessed it, wrong answers only!

Quick disclaimer: these quotes are in no way intended to provide medical advice, and are strictly for your entertainment! If you have an addition to the list, be sure to comment below!

"It’s easy to get my contacts out — I break a marshmallow in half and use to pluck out. I just have to remember not to eat it." -M.A. Giorgio

"I open my eyes in the tanning bed." -Lindsay Romah

"I follow the 20-20-20 rule… take 20 sips of coffee, every 20 emails I read, look 20 seconds at my phone instead of my work." -Sarah Lee

"I spray contact solution in my eyes when they feel dry." -Katie Lauver

"I see pretty well but sometimes it is easier to drive when I squint. That isn’t really an issue…right?" -Jennifer Trakhtenberg

"I wear old mascara because it still works good." -Tracey Esser

"I don't tell my optometrist the medications I'm taking, because its just an eye exam." -Carissa Dunphy

"I usually just throw my glasses into my bag loosely." -Stefani Kim

"Skipping eye exams is fine as long as my frames still work for me." -Madalyn Moeller

"I eat 1lb of carrots each month to improve my eyesight." -Ayanna Wade

"I don’t believe in wearing sunglasses, I prefer looking directly at the sun." -Holly Gough

"I use my shirt to clean my glasses. That is okay, right!?" -Courtney Myers

"My prescription is fine! I just squint my eyes a little bit and it’s perfectly clear!" -Anonymous

“I clean my glasses lenses with alcohol.”  -Kendra Katchko

“I swim while wearing my contacts.” -Alyssa Merdler

Do you have your own 'wrong answer'? Add it to the list by commenting below!