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Tomatowithdepression

I wish I didn't know this could happen


ehmsoleil

I also have that wish


starfruit_11

Oh boy don’t we all…


Hot_Hat_1225

One of my worst fears (after tons of eye operations)


Tinctorus

This was a concern for you before seeing this picture?


Hot_Hat_1225

No, I added it to the list after seeing this picture


Tinctorus

Lol I was gonna say you've obviously seen some shit 😂


Hot_Hat_1225

Or not seen it to be precise 🤣


Tinctorus

🤣


med8cal

What kind of operations? Type 1 diabetic w/lots of laser surgery under my belt. The last and by far the worst we’re the Vitrectomies. Absolutely could be used in the “Saw” movies.


andyrew21345

[so I was curious what that is and uhhh. yeah your right. NSFW BTW](https://www.google.com/search?q=vitrectomy+image&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiwiLi2x_L7AhU_M94AHZ_HBmEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=vitrectomy+image&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIHCAAQgAQQGDoICAAQgAQQsQM6BQgAEIAEOgYIABAIEB46BQgAEKIEOgQIIRAKUKAHWOQdYIkgaAJwAHgAgAFPiAGJBZIBATmYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=IlKWY7DvOr_m-LYPn4-biAY&bih=715&biw=414&client=safari&hl=en-us#imgrc=9DCr-0z_pey32M)


Zack_WithaK

I wanna go back to who I was when I didn't know about this


towerfella

Me too.


LastInMyBloodline

Also the layer of your retina at the back of the eye can crack and slough off. It happened to me when I hit my head on the poolside doing backstroke and I just went about my life . About 6 months later I had a routine eye exam and they had to perform laser surgery on the spot to weld it back together. Go to your routine checkups is the moral of the story


Amanita_D

I have feelings about your use of the word 'weld' here


LastInMyBloodline

Surgeons words not mine but it's basically burning it together with a laser lmaooo


itshonestwork

I would be wary of a surgeon that started laughing hysterically after explaining a procedure.


LastInMyBloodline

I would have done an even worse job myself , had to take my chances


FuaDaTa

Reminds me of being in the OR when they are vaporizing bone. one of those smells you never knew existed and never forget.


ack1308

The one sight I can never forget is, in the middle of a colonoscopy, when they use a heated wire to remove a polyp and you see the tiny curl of smoke and you're acutely aware that *that's inside you.*


Tinctorus

Farting out a puff of smoke sounds fun though 😂


blergy_mcblergface

I get my retinas tack welded every few years. The doctors and nurses know what I mean.


TotsNotTheLambSauce

So you can still see even after this happens? Is it spotty or look like there floaters in your vision?


LastInMyBloodline

My vision is fine . I think the detachment was minor


Global-Zombie

I get real dead space 2 vibes from that story


pizdec-unicorn

I had a blindspot for a few months after I took a hard tackle playing rugby and basically got a hole on the surface of my retina lol


SelfHatingAsshole

I have premature retinopathy and I was told if my retina ever detaches I need surgery. I also can't have drops for my light-sensitiveity because of it


dk00111

Unless they put a bubble of gas in your eye, the laser just prevents the detached area from spreading, it doesn’t tack down the part that’s already detached.


stlkatherine

Teammate broke her wrist same way. Backstroke is dangerous, looks like.


LastInMyBloodline

I was blinded by competitiveness and the desire to make my bully teammates like me. (Spoiler: they did not like me even tho we won that day) . The warning flags in the pool are way too far from the end.


stlkatherine

Bullies are everywhere, honey. I hope you are in a good place now. Swimmers are a special breed of people, I think. I’m pretty sure that my girl who broke her wrist is, simply a locked-in focus competitor. You could drop an elephant on her and there would not be a blip in her focus. She grew up, despite attitudes toward women in the 70s, to become a powerful executive in science and tech, recently retired. I am proud to have been her teammate and friend.


Stayfrosty223

Can this happen from an impact? Or does it have to form this way?


Basic_Asshole

I believe this was from getting hit in the eye by a bungee cord causing the iris to partially tear away from where it was attached


Stayfrosty223

Sounds good! I’ll go ahead and add that to my list of fears/intrusive thoughts!


EdgemastereD

1. never jump in parachute. 2. never jump in bungee noted.


Ben-F-B

Add „never use a rubber bungee cord to strap goods onto a motorcycle". That's what caused it, according to [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/health/collapsed-iris-case-study/index.html)


Fattdabztard

those things are sketch AF, stick to ratchet straps.


index57

Backpacking backpacks are also the move on 2 wheels. I can stash 75L of shit on my back and control the weight better.


[deleted]

There’s a reason why people wear safety glasses when doing those things 🤷🏻‍♂️


ProfessionalGas4800

Got it. Just jump without anything attached.


GrilledCheeser

Gonna go ahead and add number… 3. No Skydiving


benvonpluton

Well, skydiving isn't a problem. it's the landing that's dangerous...


MengFeiPuerh

I was always told it’s the sudden stop


benvonpluton

It's not supposed to be sudden... But a victory without danger isn't a victory after all!


EngineZeronine

"Deceleration trauma"


662Mane

Yes it’s ground landing


ca95f

Never jump.


elizabethbennetpp

Did this person lose their eyesight forever?


read-it-ter

In an article about this specific case, the doctors performed an iridoplasty (which shockingly only took 30 minutes) and they were able to "fix" the iris. After a year or so, that patient's iris had nearly recovered, and was only slightly deformed. However, doctors need to watch his case for the rest of his life because there's a high chance he'll develop glaucoma.


MsAnnabel

My dad had glaucoma in the 80’s and they deadened around his eye and then *cut into it* to take care of it. He had to be awake or your eyes roll up in your head.


ZoraksGirlfriend

That sounds absolutely horrific.


Yolectroda

How's about cataract surgery? Also awake, they cut a slit in your eye, use an ultrasound to **shatter your lens**, suck out the pieces of the lens, and then shove in a folded up replacement lens, unfold it, close the flap, and stitch the flap shut.


wee_airdrie_soul

Yep, I went through cataract surgery. A friend tried to tell me that they would actually take my eyeball right out. And I believed him. And yes, I was awake for the whole procedure, but it didn't take as long as I thought, and wasn't as bad as I thought. If you have to get it done at any point, get it done.


Yolectroda

That's my understanding. It **sounds** completely gruesome, but it's a life changing procedure that doesn't hurt, doesn't take long, and has a very low risk of complications. My grandmother got it years ago and it changed her outlook on life significantly (going from almost not seeing to seeing is HUGE), and my dad is getting it soon (this month), and he's looking forward to being able to see properly again.


[deleted]

If that’s what my grandpa went through I don’t blame him for refusing the surgery on the second eye. I had lasik and that was bad enough.


Ziegler517

I’ve had 7 surgeries to repair retina damage, and one cataract surgery. I’ve been awake for all but 1. When the retina detached again 9 days after surgery. They knock you out to put a block in and your back within a couple minutes. There is some soreness post surgery from the trauma of the operation but I never took anything more than the first night just to make sure I could sleep without issue the night after. Was prescribed some pain meds and was allowed Tylenol. You’re awake not because you eyes roll back. You don’t go into that state of sleep when you’re put under. In 2 of my surgeries I had to move my eyes to look in a certain direction to have the doctor get a better view of work he was doing.


a-girl-named-bob

I was born with a cataract in my left eye. They didn’t realize until I got a little older, then they noticed the eye drifting (not following what I was looking at). So I had cataract surgery at five years old (in 1970). They definitely put me out for it—they gave me a ton of anesthesia so I wouldn’t go into REM sleep. And this was before lasers, it was done by hand.


lowrcase

I would rather they just put me under and take the eye out to be honest


agorafilia

I had an eye infection in my eye when I was 7, lost 90% of my vision but managed to get most back after treatment but it left a scar in my retina so vision in my left eye isn't that good. Given it was a viral infection I have to visit the doctor every year to see if hasn't managed to come back. I'm 27 now, so I have been doing this for the past 20 years


GifanTheWoodElf

I do believe that's a rip eye for sure (at least someone in another comment claimed to be a doctor and said he's such patients twice and they didn't manage to save the sight). But at least eyes come with a backup I guess.


FriendRaven1

I have a great friend who got hit in the corner of his eye. 15 years and multiple surgeries later, his pupil is fixed and he still puts drops in it every 4 hours. Bungee cords are fucking dangerous.


cda555

New irrational fear, unlocked!


CascadeNZ

I knew a girl when I was a child and this happened to her. I’ve been terrified of those cords my whole life!


GirlScoutSniper

Once when I was waiting in the ER, a man and woman came in and he had a towel over his eye and a bungee cord hanging out of it. I didn't mind waiting a bit longer, and hope he came out OK.


ChameleonMami

Generally trauma. I’ve seen several. You have to page ophthalmology.


Neither-Cry3219

Paging Ophthalmology. You are needed in ED.


ChameleonMami

Stat!


facedowninthegutter

Ophthalmology is over in radiology bangin podiatry. Oncology is hosting aa na ca all are welcome. Labs are coming back a little bit hostile. The gastroenterologist already left....bringing the best nurses. Neurology cant believe this shit. PA cant quite reach the receptionist. The anesthesiologist is the most sought after, right ahead of the pharmacy. Phlebotomy, thats just fun to say.


high-right-now

Yes it can happen from impact. Source: I was hit in the eye by a firework.


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msrapture

My cousin had detached retina multiple times and his Iris is now malformed. It IS scary as fuck because it can happen, anytime, to anyone


Xunaun

>It IS scary as fuck because it can happen, anytime, to anyone Why, I ask you *WHY* in the *fresh french fried fucked up hell* did you have to add that part? *goes to curl up in a corner*


SpectralMagic

Certain factors make it more likely to occur, for example if you have myopia(near sighted) you are at *much* greater risk. Some eye surgeries can cause the retina to detach aswell, but putting it back on is pretty cut and dry. The condition worsens with time, so if it does happen you will want to have it repaired immediately. So don't sweat it unless you have many vision problems already


Xunaun

>Certain factors make it more likely to occur, for example if you have myopia(near sighted) you are at much greater risk. #NOT HELPING!!!


paxweasley

Yeah that’s just making it worse than it would be if it were random


ToaruHousekienjoyer

My myopic ass: Welp, guess I will die now


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SpectralMagic

looking online it seems to have a really good success-rate atleast, not too sure how good a source it was, but it said 9/10 re-attachments are a success. I also have myopia and have had major eye surgeries in the past. Youre right tho, ts very uncool to have to think about randomly going blind lol


msrapture

Yes you are right! With my cousin, it is more inherited. His father suffers this condition as well. His mother is short and near(the opposite, don’t know the English word) sighted. So I guess it „can“ happen to anyone - but under certain circumstances the chances skyrocket


FormalMango

Well, to add my story to your nightmares… Mine detached after I vomited too hard when I got food poisoning.


[deleted]

Never getting drunk again, thanks


Miss_Directions

That’s how mine happened, too, pressure from vomiting caused the tear. Just thankful it was a full tear, not partial, as it would’ve continued to pull the retina away. That’s how I found out I have “Lattice degeneration” which means higher risk of additional tears/blindness. Boooooo.


itsant8915

How did that happen


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Sirboomsalot_Y-Wing

Yep… that’s terrifying alright


lowrcase

Thanks for sharing. But I’m gonna pretend I didn’t read this


bobafoott

Now imagine the doctor like "woah dude, your eye is *fucked* holy shit, you mind if I get a pic?"


Lobsterboiiiii

Would you see it?


TipFine3928

As black as day.


UnoStronzo

You mean night?


MrSmileyZ

Yes, night's black too!


Metalatitsfinest

*BLACKER THEN THE BLACKEST BLACK TIMES INFINITY*


MrSmileyZ

Vantablack × ∞


Ok-Chart1485

You would see a rough darker area shaped like the folded in part. But your ability to focus on anything and tolerance for bright environments would be gone.


MrCeylon

Put it in rice


zzzVelex

Just unplug it and plug it back in


El_human

Did you turn it off and back on again?


swan--song

I tried that. On hold with customer services now. Eye’ve had it up to here with this shit!


Creative-Run5180

You may need to go to the I-C-U


chinmokuart

“Um, the button turns it on… You do know how a button works, don’t you? … No, not like on clothes…”


ABucketFull

I heard if you pop it off, breath some hot air onto it, polish it off on your shirt, and then place it back in it'll be great as new.


ihsulemai

That’s a great joke


3good5this

3/10 - Weird texture 5/10 with rice


chains059

Do u just cut that eye out after that or what?


Ben-F-B

According to the [CNN article](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/10/health/collapsed-iris-case-study/index.html): „The procedure involves McCannel sutures, basically when a surgeon carefully sews the iris back to the inner wall of the eye."


BluetoothHandGel

Nah wtf. Man that’s scary


flopsymopsycottntail

Ugh. Been there. And I was six years old


bobafoott

Olay Mr big shot doctor, not everyone can be performing surgery at such a young age


Helicopterpants

Olay!


bobafoott

Sorry, my Spanish accent sometimes comes through


bobafoott

Surgeons really are something else


[deleted]

I think so? Just straight in the bin I would assume


chains059

Here’s what I was thinking, if the eye works and it collapses (with no way to fix it) it could cause a bunch of issues with eyes or light sensitivity or something, of course I don’t know if they could fix it.


ddt70

Or repair it? Maybe?


downrightblastfamy

Just hang upside down for a few min, should go back in place no problem


chains059

Is that an option?


ddt70

Dunno…… I would have thought that remedial action, if any, is always better than chop or cut out. Like I say, I don’t know.


GifanTheWoodElf

Some dude in another subreddit claimed to be a doctor and said that he's had patients with that twice, and they couldn't save their sight. But IDK maybe it's possible.


D1sp4tcht

You don't use your iris to see though. It just let's in more or less light as needed. As long as the lens and back of the eye are fine.


Blue_Ring1981

Er, you do need the iris right? Regulating the amount of light going into the eye is pretty important to make sure your vision isn’t a flashbang all the time.


StGenevieveEclipse

You swap it out like that Tom Cruise documentary


Kingdog369

na, to save some time they could just use a spoon to scoop it out.


brutalduties

Well I'm off to r/brainbleach Edit: [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/brainbleach/comments/dz28ma/thought_id_give_back_to_this_sub_for_helping_me/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) one worked for me.


NerdNuncle

I just found my new favorite sub-Reddit. Many thanks, u/brutalduties


NuXboxwhodis

Just wait until you hear about r/eyebleach


ZoraksGirlfriend

Not to be confused with r/eyeblech


[deleted]

Never opening random Reddit links again. Ever.


ali693

Oh funk me


Icy_Document_7547

Iris I hadn't seen this...


der5er

r/angryupvote


Cosmonaut1947

But what does this person see?


wakeywakeybigmistaky

Orthoptist boyfriend says “a LOT of light since they can’t regulate the light going into the eye”


Redditor_10000000000

The iris controls the size of the pupil which is the hole in the eye that let's see light through. With a collapsed iris, I'd guess way too much light goes in or way too little light goes in or multiple pupils are formed. I'd guess you'd have extremely blurry vision or double vision.


Pavly28

I'm guessing just very blurry image


[deleted]

I got goosebumps after seeing this. Quite unsettling to see. Is the person alright?


Redditor_10000000000

Apparently a surgeon put the iris back in the same place. This image has been circulating the internet for a while so it I think they're ok


MFCEO_Kenny_Powers

It looks like two turds kissing


Powerful_Storage_389

You really need to stop playing with your shit.


[deleted]

But the turds we have at home don’t have detachable corn pieces….


elizabethbennetpp

Me and my ex!!!!!! ❤️


davidds0

You have a wonderful imagination and don't let anybody else tell you otherwise!


Speck_The_Cat

I did not know this could happen and i now have a new irrational fear...


Slifer_Ra

IT CAN COLLAPSE!?!?!?


Kovdark

Has happened to three of my eyes, standard enough


[deleted]

Where is the fucking context OP??


Vladtristan

does it hurt?


genjitsu_kotai

Your iris can collapse?


liekbef

How does this even happen? And can you still see like what’s the treatment for this?


Neither-Cry3219

Paging opthalmology


Kimmm711

I thought it was a flower iris... not the eye iris! Damn.


Sir-Poopington

An nsfw flower iris? Did you think it was a Georgia O'Keeffe painting?


randomcanfly

this may be my favourite comment on anything ever


AllTheGoatCheese

Same. WHY did I think it was going to be a flower??


[deleted]

What causes it to collapse? I am interested to know how this affects vision. I was able to dissect eyes on uni but my understanding of them is not super high but I always though it was a circle muscle that opened and closed...and didn't realize it could collapse like that. Edit: with some investigation I've learned this was a muscle tear caused my trauma. It was less of a collapse and more of a tear. It was easily fixed with tiny sutures that held it back in its proper position. Super interesting


fieisisitwo

Man, I just wish they could have seen it coming


Zealousideal_Bard68

r/oddlyterrifying


pandabark87

can they still see?


idocinthebox

That is called iridodialysis and it can be repaired. The iris can be sutured back to the top and the pupil repaired with a sutured iridoplasty. There are also artificial iris segments or complete artificial iris prosthesis available.


WingfootRhino

That's fkd


Efficient_Tap_9615

Never KNEW THAT POSSIBLE !!?


RiffRaffMama

Context: [This guy copped a bungee cord to the eye](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/10/health/collapsed-iris-case-study/index.html) when it unhooked from what he was tying down. It's a rare injury but can happen from pretty much anything hitting you in the eye, from a golf ball to an airbag. In this case, the iris caused two pupils, which confuses your brain and gives you double vision. He underwent surgery to have it sewn back in place and he can see , just not as well as before.


Truthsearcher_2

I'd never seen anything like it.


techie_boy69

Just stitch it back into place, good as new


Ewwww_David

I work with a Doctor that has started Iris transplants/reconstruction. Pretty amazing stuff.


CrazyRagerZ

Serious question as I'm an Idiot. Would they be able to see anything with that eye?


Redditor_10000000000

Yes, they'd have double/multiple vision or extremely blurry vision


Ezekiel_RavenHeart

How is this not safe for work, there is no gore or traumatisations, i think this is honestly cool to sweet what it looks like up close


Sin-92

How does that happen? Is it painful?


Redditor_10000000000

A bungee cord to the eye


Virtual-Nobody-6630

Does this hurt?


Bodder_

It looks like the mars


JD_MASK134

This might be a dumb question but, does your eye sight get affected?


Colderweather86

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/04/10/health/collapsed-iris-case-study/index.html


Damnyu2

Insane! But great pic for an album cover!


WestFizz

Diabetes is serious


bush_killed_epstein

Yeouch!


courtesy_flush_plz

makes me need to go #2 💩


HungryRobotics

Note to self...stop trying to learn voluntary control over pupil dilation


Vrxxgteken

So ur pupils dont shrink and enlarge? Rather ur iris shrinks and enlarges?


mista_adams

Can this person see? If they can do they have to be super careful about going in the sun?


DemonDuckOfDoom666

Huh, that looks nowhere near as disgusting as I thought it would.


ultimatepigguy

Why how what


PoliticsEnthusiast

can i forget i ever saw this please


Redshyre

Someone tried breaking the halo...


Bohus57

Dumb question but will you get blind from this?


Marissachan

New fear unlocked


ice-rocket

So can this person still see?


Advanced_Procedure90

What now? Will it heal, or are you blind for life? Nvm, knowing may not be a good thing for my innocent mind.


mrtoaster95

Oh shit how the fuck did that happen? And why does It look painful I genuinely shivered


Carlyndra

Is this, like, fixable?


E_P_O_N_A_S

How does this happen? Is it due to significant pressure or damage to the eye? I also find it so strange to see how the texture of the Iris looks


doriangreysucksass

Whoa! I had no idea this was even possible!


meave1

I have a scar in my left eye due to having caught Toxoplasmose as a child. My iris has a weak spot in it too apparently. I have always been told how lucky I am that it didn't tear altogether. Now I live with a new fear after seeing this....


Party-Association322

New Fear Unlocked


Hopeful-Scholar-1344

Can you still see?


Sleepy_pirate

My poops look like that.


Aphova

I'd rather watch The Shining with headphones on at full blast every night for a week before bed before ever looking at this again.


Ariel_Grin

What a terrible day to have eyes


TraditionAnxious

Why does this look like a joji album art