JagerSoldat Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) Well, I was out caching on Weds. afternoon and I looked down into a brush pile. As I did, a branch snapped back and sliced into the cornea of my right eye. 6mm by 1mm laceration actually. Now for the past 21 years, I have played paintball and airsoft. I have always worn goggles and I have never received an eye injury. I start caching and one month into it and Wham! Any one else have a problem with this? Any one else wear glasses when poking around a cache site? Just curious what you may use to keep yourself safe. Seems like I have once again picked a sport/ hobby that requires eye protection! Edited November 14, 2009 by JagerSoldat Quote Link to comment
+gelfling6 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Well, I was out caching on Weds. afternoon and I looked down into a brush pile. As I did, a branch snapped back and sliced into the cornea of my right eye. 6mm by 1mm laceration actually. Now for the past 21 years, I have played paintball and airsoft. I have always worn goggles and I have never received an eye injury. I start caching and one month into it and Wham! Any one else have a problem with this? Any one else wear glasses when poking around a cache site? Just curious what you may use to keep yourself safe. Seems like I have once again picked a sport/ hobby that requires eye protection! On more than a few occasions I've worn a simple pair of $2.00 safety glasses from Walgreens, Especially if I know the find is going to need some bushwhacking to get to it. they're simple semi-wrap around, all plastic. Simple.. Also cheap enough if they get scratched/broken, they're replaceable. I've seen similar packaged in bulk boxes. (usually referred to as "Visitor Spectacles") I've taken a few good hard whacks to the eyes, by branches & twigs.. they're not fun! and an absolute danger if you're out caching alone. Look in the section where they have household tools, auto supplies.. they're usually in a package of one. Stephen (gelfling6) Quote Link to comment
oakenwood Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 There's a thread for this sort of thing. A scratched cornea? You go to the head of the line. Very sorry to hear it. That sure beats poison ivy. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Ouch... I wear prescription glasses. The protection it offers is one of the few benefits of wearing glasses. Almost makes up for them fogging up when drinking hot soup. Usually when outdoors I also wear a pair of Fitovers over them, so my eyes are fairly well protected. Quote Link to comment
+michiganman3 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Yep, always wear glasses to so I can see the GPS, or sunglasses, and a hat because my head is shaved.. Quote Link to comment
+Travelinmatt76 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I always carry safety glasses for geocaching. I have a pair of tinted ones and clear ones. Sometimes under heavy tree cover the clear ones come in handy. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Goggles are probably the best protection (it's that twig from the side that bites ya!). But they can be a real pain in the (rear), fogging, hot weather, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Well, I've worn glasses for 55 years or so. They've usually protected my eyes. Two years ago, I did manage to wa;l into a tree branch while geocaching. Didn't do any major damage, but it did hurt. I doubt that I'd ever resort to wearing goggles while caching. Once in over five years of geocaching is not a bad average. Quote Link to comment
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