defender Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm always getting bits of rust n stuff in my eyes, once they put the numbing drops in I just lay there and watch the room distort as they dig away at my eye with a hyperdermic needle, doesn't bother me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hope it's sorted soon Because of your avatar, I was going to make an aye aye captain joke but thought better of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Warning Heeded Nick, I will not shoot without glasses!!. I took mine off for a bit last Dove season (hot day--fogged up) and was rewarded with a bit of burning powder flipped out of a casing from the autoloader, felt like my eye was on fire. Good practice when shooting around other shooters as shot can ricochet off a target and shooters can shoot at low birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 https://dx.com/p/sw3009-outdoor-sports-cycling-polarized-light-windproof-uv400-protection-glasses-goggles-black-218062 This seems like a good deal on protective glasses with a choice of coloured lenses - if you are willing to wait a week or two for delivery from DX in Hong Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchington Harris Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Because of this thread I have now bought some shooting glasses as I have a real thing about anything going near my eyes, I really don't think I could handle someone popping a cyst with a needle. I bought a set of Top Gun Elite glasses, rather than being interchangeable lenses there are a proper full set of adjustable glasses in all the colours you normally get. http://www.topgunclothing.co.uk/safety-items/elite-shooting-glasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Got my updated op date - 9th July at Moorfields. I'm still horrified by the concept of having a stitch in your eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 I had a small cyst on my eyelid , they clamped my eyelids open with some horror story style spreading device so I couldn't close them , i coped ok with the scalpel coming towards me to remove the cyst it was the soldering iron that followed to cauterise the wound that made me cack myself , the smell of burning flesh was horrendous and I went back into the waiting room looking like I had done a few rounds with mike Tyson! Any bite marks??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danoi99 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hope it all gets sorted out for you matey !! I once had to be rushed to Bristol eye hospital ( Cement splash type thingy ), when I walked in, I saw a Fireman in the waiting room with one black eye. I don't mean black eye..........I mean a totally black eye ball.....like a black snooker ball. Anyway, I got the cement washed out of my sore peeper and was free to go. But I just had to find out the cause of this shiny black eye. So I asked him, " here mate, what happened to your eye?".....................he just inhaled.........then exhaled and said " Shuttle Cock !! " . I don't know why but I burst out laughing !!!! He was not amused. But he was built like Geoff Capes so I made off sharpish !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Still not sorted, Moorfields outreach couldn't do it, so i'm now awaiting a pre-op (3rd time!) at Moorfields proper up in London. It's really uncomfortable now and has grown (pics don't do it's bubbleness justice) :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 hope it goes well for you, ban the evil semi auto's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Christ mate, is it self-aware yet? Hope you get it sorted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 That's looking even more nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Because i shoot a right handed percussion lock left handed, I am in fear that a bit of copper cap will blow off into my left eye. Since that's my good eye its not something I'm willing to risk. Long story short i bought some glasses for three quid of amazon, thought they were just clear glasses, but in fact they came with about 5 different colored lenses, which i thought was a pretty good deal. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009IBJ5ZI/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looks nasty. Good luck mate. Hope goes ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3728 Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Must admit after seeing this I went out and bought a pair of glasses to shoot with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Never used to but do now, I had a bamboo splinter removed from my Iris when I was 10 or eleven, had 5 stitches in then taken out a week later under a local, no problem other than age... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Think I'd better get some glasses Was shooting clays that were coming towards me I hit one bang on and turned it to dust ,(I looked away with my eyes closed so the bits didn't hit me in the face) lined up for the next one and suddenly had a stinging in my eye and scratching when I blinked. Finished off my round and went home to examine my eye which was still scratching couldn't see anything so off to casualty. Had all the drops and examination and had my upper eyelid folded inside out and swabbed with a cotton bud that revealed a tiny black fragment, after that the scratchy feeling went, time for safety glasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Good luck with the Op. I've had a couple of minor metal fragment thingys. It will be quick and painless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byjovecarruthers Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 If this spurs people on to buy eye protection you could do a lot worse than these: http://www.revisionmilitary.com/product/sawfly/ They are appearing on eBay as unused surplus for about £25. I think they retail new at £65. They have been instrumental in reducing blast injuries leading to sight loss in Afghanistan and are issued to all UK, Danish and most US troops. The manufacturers reckon they'll defeat a shotgun at 5m! I always try and wear glasses on clays as I've been hit by clay fragments on several occasions and I'm really squeamish about eye surgery. Good luck and I hope it's sorted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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