Thread: A message of caution

As a diabetic, I see my eye doc every year. Today was my annual visit. Great report, no issues. HOWEVER, I had a "piece of metal" on my right eye. It wasn't irritating, neve knew it was there. The only thing I can think of is maybe while honing I had rubbed my eye. Maybe not. But I felt it was important enough to mention.

RT

Wow...thanks for the tip...did he get it out??? That is very strange!

That would be a killer when doing the MRI. Anyone who works with metal should be careful with this. Thanks for the warning RT.

JL,

Yes, he got it out. And that was even more strange. He put a couple of "numbing drops" in my eye, stepped out and came back with a 30 gauge syringe. He used the "tip" of the syringe to "flick" the piece of metal away. I never felt a thing, and even with a front row seat, I really couldn't see what he did.

RT

Thats why I always tell people when they use a dremmel on their razors make sure you use good eye protection. One slip and metal shards take off like a rocket and they always head for your eyes.

I had a similar procedure done on me in extracting a paint chip. The guy did it with a q-tip though. It was mildly irritated for 2 more days.

I had the exact same treatment for a metal chip. I had actually embedded a metal chip in my eyeball at work, despite wearing full sized prescription safety glasses (with side shields). It felt more like itching than an obvious chip. It took 20 minutes in front of the mirror to notice it.

At the hospital, they used the numbing drops. They added some type of dye that reacts with black light, locked my head in a sort of vice and turned out the overhead lights. The black lights and dye lit up the metal and the doc used a syringe to pick out the piece of metal. It was bizarre, because my vision was going crosseyed, but I couldn't feel a thing. It took me a while to realize that my vision was being messed up because my eyeball was actually being pushed out of position. I didn't have any pain afterwards, just some antibiotic drops and a blood spot on my eyeball for a week or two.

Somthing similar happened to my wife. She dropped a glass bottle in a store and a miniscule piece flew up and went into her eye. They did the same thing number the eye and picked it out with a needle. It was tougher though since it was glass and harder to see.

Originally Posted by shavethebadger

I had the exact same treatment for a metal chip. I had actually embedded a metal chip in my eyeball at work, despite wearing full sized prescription safety glasses (with side shields).

I was also wearing good quality safety glasses as I was working in a factory that manufactured chemicals. (first summer job) The chip fell in from above as I was opening one of the loading doors to take out some trash.

sheesh....you guys are accident prone....maybe I need to stay away from you all.....what if it is contagious!!!