Scratched cornea

[drizler]

It's just too bad that most safety glasses fog up so bad that you just can't function in them much of the time. The only ones I can endure are the small 4 buck a pair type that don't cover any more than an average pair of glasses. Better than nothing I guess .

 

[kenmac]

I'm going to buy some goggles.

 

[tractchores]

I've had a couple close calls and really try to wear glasses no matter what now. It's usually the random stuff that gets you. I scratched my cornea (minor) stacking wood. i was just moving stuff around nd dropped a piece of wood, something kicked up into my eye and a piece was sharp. Lots of pain, I didn't go to the DR. The weird part was a few days later I rubbed my eye and this giant black thing came out, it was a chunk of wood that had somehow gotten stuck in there.. felt a LOT better when that came out.

Now I always wear glasses, though as mentioned that's not a sure bet. I often wear glasses + a face visor now, the visor doesn't fog up as bad as goggles.

 

[Industrial Toys]

If it has been said, sorry. But fortunately the cornea is the fastest growing organ (?) in the body. I wear these crazy hard contacts because I cannot get myself to go under the laser, and have had many abrasions! Heck, I've squirted carb cleaner into my eyes more than once!

Can't someone make safety glasses that don't scratch with reasonable care and DON'T fog up immediately?

 

[gwstang]

I'm going to buy some goggles.

I've started using goggles the last year, instead of safety glasses. I think the goggles do a better job of keeping stuff out of where it does not belong! I have learned the hard way that putting on goggles is the thing to do when blowing off the mower decks/bush hog from stuff that gathers on them. Hope the original poster gets better. Eye stuff is nothing to play around with.

 

[Mace Canute]

A friend at work one night had a small tree branch whip him in the face and across the eyeball....scratched it a good one. He had severe problems with it and it took years before it was better and even years afterwards it still looked bad. At it's worse a St. Bernard had a nicer eye.

 

[kenmac]

I've started using goggles the last year, instead of safety glasses. I think the goggles do a better job of keeping stuff out of where it does not belong! I have learned the hard way that putting on goggles is the thing to do when blowing off the mower decks/bush hog from stuff that gathers on them. Hope the original poster gets better. Eye stuff is nothing to play around with.

WELL, I've already bought the goggles. that seal around my eyes...Can't wait to get better so I can try them out.. I hope I don't have to wait too long.... A lot to do.. summer is here and business is ramping up

 

[/pine]

You have my sympathy...I've been dealing with one for the second time in less than a year and I always use goggles when grinding, cutting (anything throwing dust or sparks) etc.,etc...

The first one occurred when I slid under the jeep to just look at the PTO shaft and knocked a piece of rust off a cross member and I was wearing glasses...Happened on a weekend so it was the ER or deal with it...When I went to my regular eye doc. he pulled a big chunk out and said there were several smaller pieces that had already buried into the cornea...just like he said...it took a few days for them to be repelled and sure enough it felt like it happened all over again...!

The second occurred when I went to use an air hose to blow off a part that had been cleaned up to be painted...again, I was wearing glasses...

For me, the worst part is after the initial hurt subsides (debris removed) then the sensitivity to light is horrible...

I may be wrong about this...but It's my understanding that if you get anything in your eye that is harder than the cornea or lid tissue...it's gonna scratch something...just a matter of how deep the scratch(es)...

 

[kenmac]

Well, I feel for anyone that says they have / had a scratched cornea.. I hope I don't ever have this happen ever again...

It's the 1 st. for my in 57 yrs.. I hope it's my last !

I wouldn't wish this on anyone

 

[Industrial Toys]

A post reminded me of a nasty experience. I was blowing snow and a tree branch whipped accoss my face, smashing my hard contact lenses.

The shattered piece went up into my eye. I told the ER doctor where it was, but he claimed that there was nothing there and it just felt like it. A couple of nights later, I woke up in pain and went back to the ER insisting this time that the broken piece was still up there. This time they got it.