Losing Your Eyesight
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
July 28, 2007 11:31am CST
My DIL scratched her eyeball while searching for wood for a campfire. A stick scratched her cornea. Her vision from her right eye is now very weak. She can see light from the eye, but no clear vision. The eye doctor said that there is some fluid build up and they may need to drain it. That grosses me out to think about that one!
The doctor put novacaine in her eye and she can now open her lid. I guess it caused her too much pain to open her eye before this. She has drops that she needs to place in her eye every 2 hours. She has another appointment next week to check on the progress of the eye. She was told that she may lose some of the vision in the injured eye. Sad thought.
I have always been careful when walking in a wooded area. I doubt I will be venturing for walks in the woods anytime soon.
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@sunshinecup (7871)
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28 Jul 07
Well I once my pug scratched my eye with her paws by accident, she did miss the cornea, but man did it hurt like the dickens. It took it years to heal as well. Whenever my eyes became dry, the slightest movement reopened the scratch and it hurt just the same as it did when it was first injured. I know am very aware of what comes near my face, including babies and animals.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jul 07
My grandbabies have often clipped me close to the eye. Scarey when you think of what damage they could do.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Awwwww thats terrible and your so right about our eyesight. Its a very presious gift we have. I have to admit I just take my eyes for granted and I shouldnt. I hope everything turns out good. Keep us informed. Huggers to you!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Thanks Terry. I am very worried about her. I told her that she should stop camping for a while. She has been hurt more than once this year.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I am sorry to hear that she may lost part of her vision in that eye. That is so sad and hope they are wrong and that she will be able to see fully from that eye. We do need to be careful walking in the woods with the sticks and stones and everything else out there that could cause problems. Hopefully those drops will help her eye.
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Being an optician, there is a lot I know about this. However, this is a good posting for those that do not have a clue. Thank you sugar.
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@GardenGerty (160665)
• United States
28 Jul 07
I have disliked wearing glasses from time to time, but in situations like that, in the woods, they do provide some protection for the eye. Tell your dil we are thinking of her, praying for her, and tell her to be compliant to the doctors orders.
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@Inky261 (2520)
• Germany
28 Jul 07
I once had an injured cornea, the cherry tree hit me back while I was picking cherries. I could not see good at all and it did hurt a lot for days. The eye doctor gave me drops and a bandage, I was not to see with the injured eye for a week. After a week the very distorted vision improved, resting the eye helped a lot and the medicine that contained among others an antibiotic helped me. I was examined again after a while and one almost could not see the scar any more.
All I recall today is: It was a very painful injury and I had very blurred vision. My eyesight is ok again. I wear glasses anyhow.
@pendragon (3349)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I have sarcoid and diabetes,a bad combination for eyes most definitely, it has caused me to be blind for most of this pastyear, four "draining" surgeries later, two on each eye, i can finally see again.The interior fluid in both my eyes has actually been replaced with a saline type solution.I'll do whatever I have to , to keep my sight, I am an artist/writer, and it was pure hell to not be able to see.Good luck to her!!
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@pendragon (3349)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I have sarcoidosis in my eyes, it is a huge amount of pressure that only effects one eye at a time, and can be controlled with prednisone drops, has she been tested for this?
http://www.eyemdlink.com/Condition.asp?ConditionID=31
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Jul 07
My mother is going blind with glaucoma. Normally they can cure this, but it doesn't seem to be working with her.
She also has this terrible build up of pressure in one eye, that they can't seem to find the cause of.
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@Penguinsangel (3498)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I am so sorry to hear this about your DIL. Even being careful in the woods doesn't always prevent these kind of things from happening. I hope that her eye heals soon and she doesn't loose any vision or if she does its a very slight lost.
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I hope your DIL doesn't loose any vision in that eye. Eye injuries can be very painful. I remember having to put drops in my sons eyes every two hours when he got hit in the eye with one of those thistle plants. I could have killed the kid that did that to him.
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
29 Jul 07
Oh no- that stinks- I'm in the woods alot- We use a wood stove and cut wood every year to supply the wood for the year- there are branches everywhere- We also ride 4-wheelers through our woods all the time- I can't tell you how many times I've been struck in the face with a branch- OUCH-- I wear glasses so none have actually hit my eye- My daughter wears a helmet but nothing over her eyes- How scary is that-
I hope you DIL is ok soon with no loss of vision!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Jul 07
She is actually doing much better. She said she can see more clearly today than she did a couple of days ago. She keeps putting the drops in her eye and she said it seems to be helping.
@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
29 Jul 07
I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter-in-law's eye, and trust that it'll get better. I can relate, as a number of years ago, my daughter (who was just little at the time) accidentally scratched my cornea. I remember the pain being bad, and having eye drops etc. The Dr. said I was very fortunate because of the size and location of the scratch, and my vision cleared completely, and everything totally healed up. Please let us know how she's doing.
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I am very saddened to hear about your DIL's eye injury..I hope and pray that they can help her gain her vision back..
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@vinzen (1020)
• India
29 Jul 07
Hi, sorry to hear about your DIL, and i think she should take it easy and rest a while and not exert and work much. And maybe things wouldnt get as they seem they would and all would turn out to be alright after the doctor sees her, so wait , pray and watch . Don't think the sight will go or weaken.. I would suggest to remain positive as only when you are positive do you spread positive enrgys around you, which would help healing the eyes too. And please don't worry about going to the woods, accidents when and if they have to happen, can happen any place, its Gods will, just pray all will be well. :)
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@chen463344628 (145)
• China
29 Jul 07
if i lost my eyesight i think i will be so sad
at least as a health man eyesight is neccessary
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
28 Jul 07
Freaky things are bound to happen at any given time no matter where we are. I am sorry she has been given this to experience. I hope that vision does return and at least comfort. She will be able to adapt to one eye in time if that comes to pass. Not sure how it happened unless walking through trees or something.
I like to think that wearing glasses help to prevent this sort of thing. No matter now, I am selling my property with the 13 acres of trees as woods and will have to hope to return to the country someday. Just different dangers where I live now I guess.
Good luck to your daughter in law and best wishes for all of you.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
29 Jul 07
I think I told you how this happened to my daughter a couple of years ago. My step son threw a book sat her eye. She was blinded for about half an hour. The Doctor gave us drops to administer & she had to wear a ptach.
She did fully recover her excellent vision.
I hope the same happens for your SIL. It sound like hers is worse than it was for my daughter.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
29 Jul 07
I hope she will be alright. even if the worst happens,she will still have some sight. Next time i walk through some woods,i am gonna be extra careful or wear sunglasses or somthing
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
29 Jul 07
These things will happen, Elusive, but doctors are so smart these days that I'm sure they will do all they can for her. I used to have a recurring problem with pain in one of my eyes. The eye doctor gave me drops to put in it and I have not been bothered in many years. Just pray for the best outcome. I will be praying also.
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