Eye safety - be bloody careful

Very sorry to here of this and i was glad to read the eye specialist was able to operate at short notice. hopefully as time goes by the operation will improve your sight and the damage that has been done.

I suffered a sever eye injury when i was younger -( i got stabbed in the eye with a knife ), and altho i have been told my sight will never fully recover, over the last 45 yrs i have had several eye operations that have improved my sight each time.

i am militant with eye safety and it pains me no end when i see people do things like grinding etc with no eye protection..

I hope you have a speedy recovery and the damage done is repairable.. there are some amazing ophthamologist out there and they seem to be progressing every year.

Cheers Bulletman

Wishing you the best possible recovery and sorry to hear about your accident.

Regards,
Tote

Thanks for the support and encouragement, looks like i'm not Robinson Caruso here, I had no idea eye injuries were so prevalent.
I'm seeing surgeon tomorrow, no pain so far, thats a positive . And I can actually open my eye in low light, and my wife says it looks amazing (compared to the alternative I guess) , the pupil is even in the centre ( for the last 28 years its been off centre)

I need some next level eye protection before I'm allowed back in the shed. I have a plethora of safety glasses but I need some full protection that stops the possibility of sparks, dust or stuff coming in from behind, if only they didn't fog up.





On the bright side My VicRoads appointment for Dodge rego was Thursday , with only a few days before RWC expires I thought I'd have to miss that one but my Wife drove it to Wangaratta and came home with plates affixed. (full crash gearbox too) What a woman . (oops I forgot to leave earmuffs in the truck)
Number Plates are the same number as the old CofA plates it wore on the Snowy Scheme. (except number 0 is the letter O)

She has also taken a liking to driving the Landy, I might have trouble getting that back.

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I like that Dodge a lot!

If you are going into the workshop and are worried about eye protection (who would not be in your situation) there are some great face shields that have supplied air.

Advantages with these is;

They dont fog up.

Keep you cooler

Positive pressure keep dust out as well

They are battery powered so mobility is good

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Originally Posted by chuck

If you are going into the workshop and are worried about eye protection (who would not be in your situation) there are some great face shields that have supplied air.

Advantages with these is;

They dont fog up.

Keep you cooler

Positive pressure keep dust out as well

They are battery powered so mobility is good

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Thanks, I'll look them up . I had a spray painters mask that bled some air off the compressor hose but a bit cumbersome.

I have the unfortunate luck of just about every time I use safety glasses grinding, a small bit of metal will lodge itself in one of my eyes, the “sparks” seem to bounce off my face onto the inside of the glasses and into the ball, sometimes it dislodges itself with a few blinks, but usually have to go to the doctor and have my eyeball scraped
One engineering company I do work for has supplied me a pair of these

RUSH+ SEAL

And I have since bought myself a few more pairs
They have a seal around the edge and vents so don’t fog up, if wearing for a while they do get a little condensation on the inner lense and require a quick wipe

They are a little bit more than the standard safety specs, $20-$30, but saves a trip to the docs (and hospital on a couple of occasions)

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Gav

Nasty but glad to hear it is all looking good.

And here I was feeling sorry for myself having to use crutches.
Hope it turns out OK.
Jonesfam

Hello GoingBush,

Very sorry to read about the injury to your eye. All the best for a speedy and complete recovery.

Kind regards
Lionel