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From: bde@ihlpl.UUCP (Ewbank)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Hard Contact Lens Horror Stories
Message-ID: <451@ihlpl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 11:03:59 EST
Article-I.D.: ihlpl.451
Posted: Tue Dec 10 11:03:59 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Dec-85 04:33:13 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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>                                                 . . . in a pinch, we
> would stick the lenses in our mouth to properly moisten them before
> putting back in our eyes . . .

another (long term) side effect of this practice that I have heard of
is that the saliva will effectively digest the eye.  All together now...

eeeeeuuw  gross!

-- 
Bryan D. Ewbank
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