Wash it out

 

Use a blunderbuss.

 

Sound Shoot,,Tactical style ; ) PS Just Kidding :blink:
H/D

 

If you've ever had your cornea scratched (I have) you know that the pain is intense, your eyes (yes, both of them) pour out tears like Niagara Falls, and you are pretty much incapacitated. If that happened when you were in a SD situation it would take more will power than most people have to be able to do much of anything. Pray it never happens.

 

This is one of those situations where an ounce of prevention is important. Contacts are great, but offer your eyes
zero protection. Good polycarbonate lenses do.

Most people who get glasses knocked off their head will still see more than well enough to defend themselves.

OTOH, as Shooter Granny points out, once there is a foreign object in your eyes you are probably done, and especially so
if something works its way under the contacts.

I have worn contacts, worn glasses, and had surgery so I actually mostly don't really need my eyeglasses at all. I still wear
them with a very mild correction for the protection they offer. If I didn't need a mild correction I'd purchase
some glasses without any correction. I actually have some no-correction safety glasses I wear at the gym.

I've been saved a lot of suffering through the years simply by having eyeglasses on; everything from lemon juice to
a flying piece of pecan shell.

 

This is one of those situations where an ounce of prevention is important. Contacts are great, but offer your eyes
zero protection. Good polycarbonate lenses do....

I've been saved a lot of suffering through the years simply by having eyeglasses on; everything from lemon juice to
a flying piece of pecan shell.

Agreed, Hopyard. I've also decided that I always will wear protective googles while at the range or even when mowing/trimming the lawn. I can't tell you how many times an ejected shell has hit my glasses. And i'm constantly feeling debris hit my goggles when using the trimmer.

 

I think it is a good idea to have a small bottle of artificial tears (or 0.9% saline sol) in your range bag. Cheap, safe, effective.

 

And for goodness sake, always wear safety glasses when using tools around the house. True story - I was changing a light fixture out (simple task, eh?)......a tiny piece of sheetrock/dust/crumb fell in my eye - trip to ER. Scratch on eye...........Yuck.

I buy shooting glasses by the dozens, and keep them at every tool bench, in tool bags and range bags...always at hand.

 

Three words come to mind here: Emergency Eyewash Station.

About 8 years ago I got something in my eye while using a chainsaw. After putting up with it for 3 days I finally walked into the ER and 20 minutes later I was A OK. I haven't done anything stupid with a chainsaw since and knock on wood there will be no more mishaps to my eyes.

 

This is just me, mainly because of my military back ground, but i wear "eye pro" almost all the time or have them on me. I have two sets of "safety"/sunglasses each of issued to me by the military. All my friends ask me why i always have my ember colored lens sunglasses on my head at night. Simple answer is i left them on my head from early. Truth is i have eye pro that still offers decent visibility in low light situations, and eye protection for whatever i need them for. The other is a dark lens that i wear 98% of the time during the day. Long story short i try to keep my eyes protected as much as possible. Only way to keep stuff out of my eyes is to keep.them protected. Should something become stuck in my eyes im useless. Just my $.02

 

That's exactly why I wear clear safety glasses 24/7 and Kevlar body too

 

From a defensive standpoint, find your shotgun, fire two blasts...

 

use the force.

 

I used to box. If you take a good shot to the nose, you might not see stars, but my vision certainly went out for X moments, or 30-45 seconds, or so.

I would redouble my efforts, and attack, at that moment. Its not as hard as you might expect, to get hit in the nose the guy is right there, and not expecting you to escalate.

Im not saying thats the thing to do in other situations, but I know Im not going to quit, and let someone else kill me.

 

From what training I have, I would focus on weapon retention.

 

Didn't you see "The Book of Eli"? Being blind makes you a better shot.

 

Bottom line: YOU KEEP FIGHTING. Its really just that simple.

You wouldnt be in that fight it was not to prevent death or serious bodily injury. You are apt to be killed if you simply stop.

So, YOU KEEP FIGHTING.

 

If you practice enough, just keep shooting.

It can be done. :image035:

 

I have very poor eyesight and have worn contacts for a number of years. I had to switch from glasses since my prescription was such that the only point in the glasses I could see through clearly was straight in the middle. If I turned my eyes, I would get distortion. So I either had to move my head like an owl or switch to contacts. I miss the permanent eye protection, but I get overall better vision, no more fogging, and they won't get knocked off in a fight.

During the last brawl I had with my brother many years ago, I wrenched his glasses off his face. His reaction was not to keep fighting, but to stop his attack and try to grab them back. If I was a really bad person, I would've used his momentary lapse of defense to my advantage. He went to contacts after that. The last time I had my glasses knocked off in a fight, I kept fighting. I can still see a silhouette just fine. :blink:

If I lost one contact lens, I'd still be able to see out the other. If my glasses were knocked off, I'd lose vision in both. I simply can't drive or navigate on my feet well without them.

Driving down the road, I ended up with a tear in my contact lens that was very painful. The corner of the lens curled up and stabbed me right in the eye. I had to drive all the way home like that. Sometimes I'll get a blast of heater air that dries my lenses out, and that can be painful, too. One of my lenses corrects for astigmatism, and if it's not in just right, I'll get some weird halo effects, especially with lights at night. I keep an extra pair of lenses and some eye drops in my purse at all times now.

I heard one person make an off-the-wall statement that contacts lenses help block the effects of pepper spray in the eyes. My old roommate can testify that is not true. :rofl:

 

You sounds like a really good candidate for core†I've eye surgery.

 

teach my seeing eye dog how to shoot

 

Or BITE . Seriously it depends on the situation. If there are other people around and I'm blind I am NOT going to shoot. If I just have blurred vision and can identify my attacker then I will shoot. Biting, scratching use of fists, elbows, knees, feet, forehead, these are still in the game.

If other people are around I'm going to keep control of my weapon and yell like crazy for help. That alone may stop the aggressor.

 

If Brother RAY can do it !!!!!!

 

for OC training we got sprayed and had to throw some strikes at the LT and then key our way into the locker room to wash it out. i was blinking so much and trying to keep my eyes open to keep my field of vision it was like one of those old picture shows from the 19th century. now OC isn't as bothersome, but the whole point of my rant is, fight through it, especially in a SD situation.