Originally Posted by
KevinF
Always wear some form of eye protection when you're riding!
Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Not needed if one rides where there aren't many insects. It's a matter of choice.
Originally Posted by
caloso
Or pebbles?
Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Never had a pebble hit my eyes, ever, in 30 years of cycling. So while it is possible, I doubt it's probable.
I posted earlier:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
A few years ago I suffered a corneal abrasion on a ride….
About one half hour after arriving at work,and just sitting quietly at a meeting, my eye felt like it had a particle in it.
From an online medical textbook "Patients with a foreign body may or may not recall an episode with material falling or flying into the eye since, depending upon the type and size of the foreign body, symptoms may not be immediate, or they may be immediate, then abate for awhile, then recur….Patients may have had severe pain for several hours by the time they seek care. They are visibly uncomfortable, pacing or rocking or rubbing the eye, and they can be disruptive to a waiting room."
I wasn't able to work today as it was difficult even to just keep the uninvolved eye open because that irritated the affected eye…I've spent most of my day with my eyes closed. I took Alleve for the pain, and have some heavy-duty analgesics available if I need them to sleep tonight….
Originally Posted by Matthew7:3
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 05-22-17 at 12:58 PM.