hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum not because i love lasers haha, but because some irresponsible *enter curseword in your native language here* decided it would be funny to shoot a green laser at random people's eyes. I was walking home one day when i saw something green and didn't really pay attention to it and the next thing I knew.. WHAM.. it felt like getting hit by a green truck (in the eye). It felt like I got hit for a long time, but it was probably under a second. He shot it from the other side of the street so I guess it was a strong one.
After that my head started to hurt so bad that I went to the hospital (emergency room since it was nighttime). And after they put some ointment in my eye (to prevent dry eyes) they told me to come back tomorrow to see the specialist.
He checked out my eyes with the magnifying thingie and a bright light that felt like the sun and said he could not see any damage. He said I kind of dodged a bullet since the laser hit me at an angle it "missed" the important part of my retina.
My vision was blurry for a couple of days and I couldn't stand daylight or my computer screen, so it was a boring time.
After that I thought I had healed but then came the aftermath. My eyes became extremely irritated and after a day I figured it was probably because they became really dry. I had problems with everything, reading, watching, eye movement hurt, even blinking. I couldn't stand daylight so I had to stay home for a while.
I bought some eyedrops and they have been improving steadily. I think its been 3 weeks or so and my eyes still hurt if I use them too much and also when I forget to use my eyedrops. I don't have as many headaches anymore. I just wish the specialist warned me against dry eyes so that I could have prevented them.
That was my story, sorry if it was long and boring.
Does anybody know how long it will take for my eyes to heal, have similar experiences or advice?
Thanks so much!
I'm new to this forum not because i love lasers haha, but because some irresponsible *enter curseword in your native language here* decided it would be funny to shoot a green laser at random people's eyes. I was walking home one day when i saw something green and didn't really pay attention to it and the next thing I knew.. WHAM.. it felt like getting hit by a green truck (in the eye). It felt like I got hit for a long time, but it was probably under a second. He shot it from the other side of the street so I guess it was a strong one.
After that my head started to hurt so bad that I went to the hospital (emergency room since it was nighttime). And after they put some ointment in my eye (to prevent dry eyes) they told me to come back tomorrow to see the specialist.
He checked out my eyes with the magnifying thingie and a bright light that felt like the sun and said he could not see any damage. He said I kind of dodged a bullet since the laser hit me at an angle it "missed" the important part of my retina.
My vision was blurry for a couple of days and I couldn't stand daylight or my computer screen, so it was a boring time.
After that I thought I had healed but then came the aftermath. My eyes became extremely irritated and after a day I figured it was probably because they became really dry. I had problems with everything, reading, watching, eye movement hurt, even blinking. I couldn't stand daylight so I had to stay home for a while.
I bought some eyedrops and they have been improving steadily. I think its been 3 weeks or so and my eyes still hurt if I use them too much and also when I forget to use my eyedrops. I don't have as many headaches anymore. I just wish the specialist warned me against dry eyes so that I could have prevented them.
That was my story, sorry if it was long and boring.
Does anybody know how long it will take for my eyes to heal, have similar experiences or advice?
Thanks so much!
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