I couldn't even finish reading the article, the prospect sounded so horrifying.
This author is a king.
This author is a king.
my wife, on the other hand, is a fucking champ when it comes to anything eye related. she has keratoconus[0] and not only she has to do a ton of eye exams every year, but she has to wear rigid contact lenses whenever she's awake.
> it felt soooo bad!
It shouldn't. You are not even supposed to feel them, in fact, some people fall asleep with them even if they know they shouldn't. If you suffered, even if it was your first try, it's probably due to presence of dust between your lens and your eye, and I agree that this is super painful. But that's not the normal sensation, and that's not an issue as long as you remove the lens and retry after some cleaning.
If you get the dilation your eye's will look like you are possessed by a ghost, for the rest of the day, and you might scare children ;).