Ok. She’s out of surgery. Damage was severe. Restoration of vision is a long shot. She’s still in recovery so I get to tell her. I’m as much concerned about the emotional reaction because she is an interior designer.
One good thing, she only has to look at you half as much. Fingers crossed the docs are wrong and she learns to live with still seeing you stereoscopically.
On the positive side, I can make snarky faces when standing on her right and she won’t catch then in her peripheral vision.
Very sorry to see this Rick. I hope that she gets well and she gets that vision back. Will be thinking about yall and hoping.
My daughter is basically blind in one eye. You would never know unless I told you. Assuming no recovery, she will be just fine with one good eye.
So sorry for Amanda, Rick. A good friend of mine completely lost an eye when he was shot in the face (he was a police officer). He is a plumber, an active skydiver, and art aficionado. Most people don’t realize he has just one eye, unless he takes his glass eye out to keep an eye on their beer while they go to the toilet IOW, he adapted well.
Please ask the surgeon if there was damage to the Uveo - choroidal layer. Sympathetic ophthalmia is a dangerous consequence - I'm sure they've thought through that but it doesn't hurt to ask. Beyond that, Speedy recovery!