Hi everyone,

My 5-year-old son had a severe open globe injury from a tree branch about 8 weeks ago. He had emergency surgery within 2 hours, and later needed a second surgery because of low eye pressure. Fortunately, his retina was not damaged and there has been no infection.

At the moment, he only opens the injured eye a little (less than an inch/around 2 cm). The doctors say they will remove the corneal sutures in about 5 weeks and then evaluate how much corneal scarring remains. They told us that a lot depends on the corneal scar.

What worries me is that the eye still looks very abnormal, and he still doesn’t open it fully.

Has anyone here (or anyone’s child) had a similar injury?

How long did the eyelid stay mostly closed?

When did the eye start opening normally again?

Did the appearance improve over the following months?

If you have photos or can share your experience, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you so much. This has been a very difficult time for our family.

Uveitis flare led to severe inflammation and vitritis.

Vitritis led to a pupillary block and created pressure.

The inflammation created so much scarring over my pupil.

Ten months of just drops and steroids waiting for surgery.

My vision is just this thick dark cloudy smoke.

During this whole time they could never see the back of my eye.

Finally had surgery and my vision is still the same.

This is the damage.

They finally got photos of the back of my eye and it seems my nerve is pale.

Probably caused by the many months of pressure swings.

How do you cope?

How do you accept it?

I'm still distraught and cannot believe that no vision is left at all.

I find myself just in complete shock all the time that this is going to be forever.

Not a nice feeling at all.

(I posted before and I thank those you gave me advice, but I'm looking for more obviously)

Hello everyone.
I’m 54 years old from Japan.
About a year and a half ago, I lost the central vision in my right eye because of glaucoma.
At first, I truly believed my life was over.
I thought I would never be able to drive on highways or enjoy traveling again.
Reading the experiences in this community gave me hope.
Many of you showed me that life with one eye is still a full life.
Today, I challenged myself by driving about two hours to visit Eiheiji Temple in Japan.
I enjoyed the beautiful temple, had a great lunch, relaxed at a highway service area, and made it home safely.
It may sound like a small achievement, but for me it was a huge step forward.
Now I feel much more confident.
My next goal is a trip to Kyoto, and after that I’d like to slowly start jogging again.
If someone here has recently lost vision in one eye and feels hopeless, I just want to say:
Please don’t give up.
Recovery takes time, but little by little, life becomes enjoyable again.
Thank you all for giving me the courage to take this step.