Just a note to say..... Watch your peepers!!....
I am 49 and have lived a long life and spent many hours grinding/welding etc......all self taught and whilst aware of the dangers of the spinning discs of woe, never really given a stuff as nowt happened and I always wear glasses.
Whilst grinding recently as the 110 is up for serious TLC..... I had purchased a new set of safety specs (must have 8 or so now) the wrap around type..... and filter mask...... I chose to wear my old safety glasses for this bit though
Anyhooo I religiously always wore the glasses and long story short figured I had a bit or rust in my eye as every time I clouted the chassis 500g fell off...and much of my time was spent looking up...... Couple of days went by and infinite eye baths and pulling the eyelid down over the lower one to clear it didnt improve it..... So after my good lady said ring the doctors I did and they promptly said we do fvck all with eyes, but as part of the CUES scheme you can just go to Specsavers/Other and they will look at it for you. Literally same day appointment.
primaryeyecare.co.uk
Went in pretty sure its under my eyelid I says..... the ray of sunshine lady said straight away.....
"ahh I see the problem you have a splinter of metal right in the Cornea in the centre of your eye"....
Went to L'Hopital same day for some bleeder to dig the metal out with a hyperdermic needle..... lovely sensation, scrape scrape....
Anyway after worrying lots went today for a follow up and re-dig and the rest has came out naturally and the "rust ring" which is a serious thing apparently has gone..... still lots of pain but apparently thats as a result of the mini crater in my eyeball from the removal of the metal last week.
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So wear the glasses/safety kit and THINK sensibly at all times. Don't just tick the box.
Lots of people (including hospital assumed I didn't have glasses on with a sarky "how many times have you done this tone")
But its very common and becoming more so. The Specsavers lady said they often see it even with specs.
As I have a cordless grinder I was able to get in so many more fascinating positions.... and I recall on a couple of occasions thinking I am looking under my safety specs......rather than through them.
Anyhoo.... all is good should be fine but they are dangerous things and the eye folk I saw were VERY warning of the dangers they see in an ever increasing number.
Stay Safe all.....
PS always read instructions with eye drops etc.....3 pharmacists have given me verbal instructions and said drop in center of the eyeball.... .each instruction says not. "Drop under the lower eyelid and close the eye, then to press the tear duct gently for a minute so it doesn't drain down your throat"
I am 49 and have lived a long life and spent many hours grinding/welding etc......all self taught and whilst aware of the dangers of the spinning discs of woe, never really given a stuff as nowt happened and I always wear glasses.
Whilst grinding recently as the 110 is up for serious TLC..... I had purchased a new set of safety specs (must have 8 or so now) the wrap around type..... and filter mask...... I chose to wear my old safety glasses for this bit though
Anyhooo I religiously always wore the glasses and long story short figured I had a bit or rust in my eye as every time I clouted the chassis 500g fell off...and much of my time was spent looking up...... Couple of days went by and infinite eye baths and pulling the eyelid down over the lower one to clear it didnt improve it..... So after my good lady said ring the doctors I did and they promptly said we do fvck all with eyes, but as part of the CUES scheme you can just go to Specsavers/Other and they will look at it for you. Literally same day appointment.
Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)
The Community Urgent Eyecare Service is an NHS service covering urgent eye problems like flashes, floaters, vision loss or minor eye injuries
primaryeyecare.co.uk
Went in pretty sure its under my eyelid I says..... the ray of sunshine lady said straight away.....
"ahh I see the problem you have a splinter of metal right in the Cornea in the centre of your eye"....
Went to L'Hopital same day for some bleeder to dig the metal out with a hyperdermic needle..... lovely sensation, scrape scrape....
Anyway after worrying lots went today for a follow up and re-dig and the rest has came out naturally and the "rust ring" which is a serious thing apparently has gone..... still lots of pain but apparently thats as a result of the mini crater in my eyeball from the removal of the metal last week.
###############################################
So wear the glasses/safety kit and THINK sensibly at all times. Don't just tick the box.
Lots of people (including hospital assumed I didn't have glasses on with a sarky "how many times have you done this tone")
But its very common and becoming more so. The Specsavers lady said they often see it even with specs.
As I have a cordless grinder I was able to get in so many more fascinating positions.... and I recall on a couple of occasions thinking I am looking under my safety specs......rather than through them.
Anyhoo.... all is good should be fine but they are dangerous things and the eye folk I saw were VERY warning of the dangers they see in an ever increasing number.
Stay Safe all.....
PS always read instructions with eye drops etc.....3 pharmacists have given me verbal instructions and said drop in center of the eyeball.... .each instruction says not. "Drop under the lower eyelid and close the eye, then to press the tear duct gently for a minute so it doesn't drain down your throat"
