Before my first checkup, I was terrified. She had already explained the procedure. Then, her assistant put drops in my eye to deaden it and then wet a q-tip with the same solution and stuck that in my eye. He kept asking if I could feel anything and I kep saying yes, so he would add more. I sure did not want to feel a thing. I am odd that way. I hate having anything done to my eyes anyway. It really was not that bad, though. Thanks. You made me lol.