r/monocular

Hey guys,

(30M) Around 20 days ago I had a severe eye injury while surfing. My board kicked back at me after I popped up making direct contact with my eye. It pretty much blew my eye to bits severing my globe and destroying all the important interior components of my eye. I am now completely blind in my right eye. I’ve had two surgeries with a third one on the way to fill my eye full of oil to try and keep my eye for as long as I can given it’s not causing me any discomfort.

Physically from the time of the injury to now I haven’t been in much pain at all. Just a bit of discomfort, soreness but very manageable.

It’s been a really hard adjustment just trying to come to terms that it’s not a fixable/treatable injury and that I’ll be like this for the rest of my life. With that being said I am pretty comfortable indoors, navigating rooms well, picking up dishes/glasses fine, getting better at catching a ball, and small tasks like that. I’ve been going on walks since I can’t really do much physical while my eye heals. Going outside is still a bit intimidating with my new view of the world but it does get slightly easier each time. I feel like I struggle to take in my surroundings when there’s a lot going on but I guess it’s all so fresh.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice, tips, or tricks on how to navigate this? Is there anything you’ve done that’s helped you adjust? Anything that I can get to help me? Anything I should get for my car when I’m allowed to drive again?Any future technology/procedures I should keep up with? Lastly how long did it take you to adjust and become more comfortable with monocular vision?

Thanks for your time and consideration

In 2023, I lost my vision in a horrific accident (pvc pipe cut my eyeball in half), and I am still rehabilitating (surgeries, retinal injections). In the accident, my retina detached completely, I had an open globe rupture, and a severe corneal laceration. Miraculously, I still have my eye, but I see nothing.

I often feel alone throughout all of this, I would love to hear from others willing to share their injury stories and how they are coping.

Hi.

I am legally blind in my right eye but corrected my left eye is 20/20. I have depth perception issues, low peripheral vision, and severe light sensitivity. I was wondering if I would be allowed to get a cane.

In New York, United States if that changes anything

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I lost my eye as a baby (around age 1) due to glaucoma. When I was a child, I knew I had only one eye, but I wasn’t very aware of how different I was. Now I’m about to turn 20, and I’ve started to become more conscious of it. Honestly, I don’t think a woman could love me because of this.

When people sit to my right or left and make eye contact with me, there’s a slight misalignment. There’s no issue when I’m looking straight ahead. In short, I experience social anxiety because of it. Do you think this is really something to worry about this much?

(I have prosthetic eye)

I was born with myelinated retinal nerve fibers (or as my doctor has always called it, myelinated optic nerve), and as such I don’t see out of my left eye. it’s not that there’s a black screen but all I see is a major blur. when focusing with my strong eye closed, I actually can see like a finger waving in my face for instance, or a fist about to punch me, it’s still a major blur and if you waved a hot dog in front of that eye I’d Probably guess that it’s a finger. i don’t know what other monocular people see, but my vision over there isn’t just a “black screen”like how good-visioned folks probably imagine it. I’m 21 years old.

ANYWHO..

i am wanting to pursue a career as a law enforcement officer. I’m located in Alabama but willing to relocate—

Is there anyone out there who’s familiar with this being possible or not? From what I found online, many agencies will reject people with monocular vision, but there might be a chance certain smaller or slower agencies will make an exception? are there states that dont have such strict vision standards?

I wear glasses for my "good" eye and can see perfectly from it when wearing them. Regarding my bad eye however, I can only perceive light. The only function it serves is in bright settings where I can can perceive extreme shadows, or super bright colours/lights, but when in low or grey lighting, its useless.

The issue I'm having is that I depend on those shadows/ lights and then when it's low lit or winter months I'm slapping my head off things as I'm not receiving any input on that side, so my brain thinks coast is clear.

I never got OT as a kid. My parents pretended there was nothing wrong and I basically just had to adapt and not complain. I was labeled clumsy and accident prone.

Would Covering the bad eye at home be a good idea?

I'm thinking it might help me practice being more aware and turning my head more to assess my surroundings?

Hey all! I (23F) have optic nerve hypoplasia that has rendered me completely monocular. I have been driving my Nissan sedan since I was 16. however, it can sometimes be hard to drive because it lacks certain features, like blind spot monitors, etc. I was wondering, is there any crossover/small SUVs that are especially good for those with depth perception issues?

Hi, 59 year old female here. 1am on Saturday 25th of April will be forever burned into my brain as that's the day of my injury. Walking home from a night out with a friend, literally a few minutes from home, one minute I'm walking the next I'm on the floor and my phone is ringing. My apple watch had picked up that I had fallen and sent an alert to I believe the emergency services. Was asked if I needed an ambulance, I said no and continued my walk home. Got home, eye blurred and orbit sore, figured I was going to have an absolute shiner in the morning, went to bet. Woke at 4 am for a wee and suddenly realised I couldn't see out of my left eye. Looked in the mirror and the whole of my left eye was a dark reddish black and the penny dropped that I'd dome myself a really severe injury, also at this point it was very painful. Decided to take myself to A&E. Went back in my bedroom and saw blood all over my pillow, started to feel very scared (in hindsight, probably most of it came from a small cut above eye). Very embarrassing to attend A&E as I know most of the staff as I work at the hospital. Not going to lie I had been out for dinner and drinks but (excuse the pun), was not blind drunk!

A&E called ophthalmic surgeon immediately. By 7am I was told I had a very severe (life changing) eye injury and that I might loose the eye and even if they save the eye I would likely lose my sight in that eye. He asked me if I knew what had penetrated the eye?! Nothing as far as I was aware. Called a friend to come sit with me at that point. I live on an Island so was told I might have to be flown to UK for surgery if the consultant here couldn't do it but thankfully I was on the surgical ward by 11.30am being prepped for surgery. Also embarrassing as I work there once a week. My anaesthetist, my anaesthetic nurse, my recovery nurse, all colleagues I've been working with closely with for the last 2 years, more embarrassment!

Woke in recovery @ 4pm and still had the eye, thank God! Saturday evening a bit of a blur of visitors and pain meds. Saw surgeon Sunday and discharged home with 2 lots of eye drops 4 times a day, 1 lot of eye ointment before bed and oral antibiotics. Eye surgeon states not a penetrating eye injury but purely blunt force trauma, wow, I must have gone down like a felled tree! Only other injuries apart from my bruised socket and open globe injury was a bruise on my left hip and a small microfracture of my right thumb (I believe from having my hand clamped around my phone when I went down). No hand grazes, no bruises on knees or legs, no defensive injuries from trying to stop the fall, so they believe I experienced a collapse due to a sudden arrythmia.

Sunday fine, Monday clinic and fine, Tuesday fine. House mate returned from a trip and has been helping my with eyedrops, feeding me and plying me with copious cups of 'biscuit' tea. Wednesday night severe left sided upper abdominal pain to the point I genuinely thought I was going to die, back to A&E, no rib fractures or bruising so probably muscle pain from the severe jarring I received during fall, thankfully now resolved. Thursday clinic and fine.

I have kept my sense of humour for the most part (only slips when the pain is really bad), fielding suggestions for a new nickname, currently top runners are, 'Mad Eye Moody' and 'Popeye' :)

Expecting a further op in next week or two, guessing a vitrectomy as I have a total hyphema. Not out of the woods for loss of eye but hoping for the best. Am surviving and keeping everything crossed. One thing I really need to vent about it the constant scratching inside the eyelid by the sutures, that pain is worse than any other surgeries I've had before and I've had a total hysterectomy and 3 surgeries for breast cancer!

P.S. Not really used reddit before so hope this is ok to post and doesn't cause offence/annoyance. Maybe someone else who experiences sudden eye injury will see this and will feel less alone.

Guess I was fooling myself to think people weren’t noticing it? Maybe time to confront the feelings more.

Anyone else?

*correction. - no dad. Just my therapist

Somebody recently asked about the job interview thing. But if you're going to give an interview for a very reputed college, would they prefer me?

if i mention my struggles along with it and how much i've grown because of it, would it be a good first impression for an 18 year old?
good idea or bad

I Have never seen a person with unilateral congenital glaucoma. I was born with it my eyes are different sized one is enlarged other is normal sized. I think its extremely rare, Like all these years of searching I have never come across someone with this.

I just got a letter saying that my passport photo app is on hold because I need to take a photo where both of my eyes are visible. The thing is, my bad eye doesn’t really open up.

Surely I can’t be the first monocular person for this to happen with, any advice? Do you think attaching a letter along with a new photo will be enough?

Gostaria de saber se algum de vcs portadores de visão monocular já passaram em concursos federais ? Como foi sua preparação achou muito difícil devido a deficiência? Estudou durante quanto tempo?