Mesh Goggles? Helmet Visors?

cory

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Would you mind relating how the loss of vision happened so we can learn from it? Thanks.
 
I second that, what happened Dave?

I "randomly" lost sight in one eye around the age of 12, the only thing I can figure is i went snow blind, I used to ski without goggles a lot. Now I am nearly religious about eye pro, I've got a lot of seeing yet to do with this one eye!;)
 
Just a freak accident, Cory. I was taking a dead top off a monster Euc and clearing my line before the cut. Long rope and heavy; as the tail weight gained momentum, I let it run. It was below me and I thought far enough away. The whip crack as it came around caught me square on the left eye. It was a big hit and sent the left side of my body into convulsions for a few seconds.

Lots of pain and 10 days in the hospital. I lost 30 pounds and most of the vision in that eye. A simple pair of safety glasses would have saved the day.
 
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Wth!!!

Snow blindness is always temporary, I thought?
 
Wow, Dave, crazy story, glad it wasn't worse!

You may well be correct Cory, like I said, just a guess. I also shot myself in the face with a roman candle around that time so, yeah....:O
 
Levi, in 99 I had the damaged lens replaced in that eye and got back a good deal of what was lost.
 
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Damn, Dave!!

That's rough. I believe Jed had the same thing happen to him but his sight survived.

Thanks for sharing. I'm always thinking about eye pro but to date don't wear it (except occasionally flipping down the Visr visor on my hard hat). I don't like the way safety glasses interfere with hearing pro (muffs). But I'm going to have to work on it. Just yesterday, I was up in a norway maple (kinda brittle wood) and I grabbed a pinky-sized twig to break it out of my way and a little piece of it exploded as it broke and hit me square in the eye. Holy shite it hurt like a mofo. I couldnt believe how such an innocuous event caused such an issue. Luckily the eye was fine after a half hour but it certainly made me think.

The reaction you describe from getting hit with the rope end is intense.
 
Man, Corey... I'm still not good at wearing eye-pro. I'm a bigger dumbass than Rico'll ever be on his worst day, but you guys let ME in. :|:

Yeah... Traumatic Hyphema from a rope-whipper... blind in that eye for four days. Sill wearing eye-pro about 50/50. :|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|::|: ad infinitum
 
Eyes and how they work are quite complicated parts of the body and subject to lots of variables, hardly akin to a grape. Things still haven't been figured out. Not protecting those delicate organs is just plain stupid, and you can quickly understand that even more when suffering extreme unbearable pain before or after treatment. One particularly miserable night after glaucoma surgery is something I never want to experience again, so much pain emanating from an eye that my blood pressure shot up to 190 and freaked out some nurses. I thought my head was going to explode. I'm not a whimp about enduring pain, but man I was on that call button needing help.

I like how Rico could shed any bad feelings and keep participating. I'd like to see how things go for awhile, if he sticks.
 
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I'm going to make a strong effort to start wearing eye pro starting monday. It will be a big pita, but I just wonder if it might be a slightlyyyyyy smaller pita than losing vision:|:
 
Eyes and how they work are quite complicated parts of the body and subject to lots of variables, hardly akin to a grape. Things still haven't been figured out. Not protecting those delicate organs is just plain stupid, and you can quickly understand that even more when suffering extreme unbearable pain before or after treatment. One particularly miserable night after glaucoma surgery is something I never want to experience again, so much pain emanating from an eye that my blood pressure shot up to 190 and freaked out some nurses. I thought my head was going to explode. I'm not a whimp about enduring pain, but man I was on that call button needing help.

I like how Rico could shed any bad feelings and keep participating. I'd like to see how things go for awhile, if he sticks.

Jay...I only meant our eyes are akin to a grape in that the fragility of the eye ball is similar to the fragility of a grape. Squeeze one or the other much, hit one or the other just a little bit hard, poke one or the other with a sharp shard...both are irremediably busted, done, useless, dead.
 
I'm going to make a strong effort to start wearing eye pro starting monday. It will be a big pita, but I just wonder if it might be a slightlyyyyyy smaller pita than losing vision:|:

I wear these a LOT...in the tree, running the chipper...my go-to eye protection. Strapped so they are easy to use with ear muffs.

Fine dust can get thru but no chips. Meets ANSI Z87.1 for basic impact (1” ball-drop) protection..and they DON'T fog...big deal for glasses. Only $10.

https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=15234

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I'm gonna go ahead and order more...had them about two years and still doing fine.
 
I understand your point, Burnham, sorry if I picked up on your statement in a haphazard way. I was wanting to emphasize the complexity and delicacy of the peeps, and the more so the more one wants to look into it. Very fascinating really, and an eye specialist may have his expertise directed at only one part, another specialist at a different area. Most eye doctors, i mean the ones that you go to and have your eyes checked by, when problems come up they often aren't the ones that can handle the tough things.
 
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Wow I really appreciate the encouragement and the links. I think I'm going to try the mesh goggles because of the strap that hopefully won't conflict with muffs and the mesh which wont fog etc. I considered those in the past but never bought them because I wasn't sure the mesh would be adequately protective compared to plastic safety glasses. But I now see it passes a "1 inch ball drop", I wonder if that is strong enough to protect against the rope impacts Dave and Jed and Levi had.

Lordy, when I think of the thousands of times I have thrown chunks into the chipper with the feed wheel raised high for access, little wooden bullets firing out from time to time. Sure I've got my back turned to them usually, or am hiding to the side, but whoah, its a roll of the dice not wearing eye pro.
 
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Those look good too.
 
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Full face screen visor is cool for sure but why bother if you have shades? They are nice when reaming out a face some, those little BBs sting on the face.
 
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