Everyone on this forum already knows this. Most everyone on this forum wears eye protection.
Back in 2013, just as I was getting into woodworking as a hobby, I made a quick stop in the garage to sand through a few more of the unassembled pieces of a large table. Just a few minutes on my way out the door with the ROS. No goggles. No face protection. No dust collection. (Didn't have that stuff yet.)
Ended up with some sawdust in my eyes. No biggie, right? Annoying. A bit gritty. Worked it out.
Interestingly, on and off ever since, I have been waking up in the middle of the night with intense pain in my left eye.
This summer, I was diagnosed at the UNC Kittner Eye Center with Recurrent Corneal Erosion. An underlying weakness in the adherence of the top tissue layer of my cornea has led to my cornea being unable to heal properly after the damage likely caused that day in 2013. (The pain at night is the corneal tissue being torn off by my dry eyelid.)
This past Wednesday, I was at Duke Eye Clinic for a Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK). (Look it up.)
The ophthalmologists say I am banned from the shop (and all dusty environments)* until further notice (ie months).
Please take care of your eyes.
* The only good news is no housework!
Back in 2013, just as I was getting into woodworking as a hobby, I made a quick stop in the garage to sand through a few more of the unassembled pieces of a large table. Just a few minutes on my way out the door with the ROS. No goggles. No face protection. No dust collection. (Didn't have that stuff yet.)
Ended up with some sawdust in my eyes. No biggie, right? Annoying. A bit gritty. Worked it out.
Interestingly, on and off ever since, I have been waking up in the middle of the night with intense pain in my left eye.
This summer, I was diagnosed at the UNC Kittner Eye Center with Recurrent Corneal Erosion. An underlying weakness in the adherence of the top tissue layer of my cornea has led to my cornea being unable to heal properly after the damage likely caused that day in 2013. (The pain at night is the corneal tissue being torn off by my dry eyelid.)
This past Wednesday, I was at Duke Eye Clinic for a Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK). (Look it up.)
The ophthalmologists say I am banned from the shop (and all dusty environments)* until further notice (ie months).
Please take care of your eyes.
* The only good news is no housework!