Went to the doctors todays afterwork, had some pain in my eyes, turns out I got welders flash from the weekend, First thing out of my mouth was "but I wore my helmet the whole time", doctor said it's very common and asked if I have a fixed shade helmet, which currently I do, he said that a lot of the cases he's seen where the guy was wearing a helmet they have been welding with a fixed shade, He told me he can give me drops to dull the pain, but only time will heal my eyes, he said give them between 24 & 72 hours and I should be good, he said to try and stay away from bright light and to keep sunglasses on as much as I can, he said when I get home to try and stay isolated in a dark room, he said if I do that I will have zero lasting problems.
of all things (and one of the reasons why I like my doctor), he told me to go home and cut a raw potato in half and place the cut halfs, cut side down over my eyelids and relax.
I know it sounds crazy, but I'll be a SOB if it doesn't work. My eyes feel 100% better, We'll see how they feel tomorrow.
Nick
of all things (and one of the reasons why I like my doctor), he told me to go home and cut a raw potato in half and place the cut halfs, cut side down over my eyelids and relax.
I know it sounds crazy, but I'll be a SOB if it doesn't work. My eyes feel 100% better, We'll see how they feel tomorrow.
Nick
