... when I was still doing community crisis intervention with violent people, my opthamologist made a comment that gave me pause. She mentioned that I was so nearsighted that I should be careful about participating in sports like boxing. I guess the shape of my eye which causes my myopia is such that it can place a strain on the retina. Myopia combined with sudden blows to the head could cause a detached retina. My case load and the populations I worked with were such that I'd get punched at about twice a year on average.
I have friends who are/were into bridge jumping using bungees and static lines as well. They often tried to get me to do it but I always declined. I guess this was just another vision hazard I successfully avoided!
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Bungee jumping & vision loss, never thought of it, but
Bungee jumpers beware.
A 24-year-old California woman suffered permanent eye damage after taking a plunge while tied to a bungee cord, says a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
A pool of blood, or a blood blister, formed at the back of her left eye as a result of the abrupt jerking stop. "The lady basically developed a loss of central vision ... in the eye due to the blood blocking light from reaching the retina," said Dr. Atul Jain, who treated her.
A few months ago I rented a jackhammer to break a rock in my front yard. I had used air jackhammers before, but this jackhammer was an electric model.
It weighed about 80 lbs and when in operation it rattled my eyeballs.
The air model is much more user friendly.
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A History CH. pgm. on the space program. The 1st person to ride the "rocket sled" was subjected to forces that may involve emergency ejections from space capsules or rockets/jets at hi-speeds. After watching the test pgm. launch the rocket sled with person inside and then the big splash at the end, impressive. The person riding the sled was so puffed-up in the face, you couldn't recognize him. Its like he went 20rds. with Ali, he really was swollen, real bad. Doctors were worried of eye damage due to forces of sudden stoppage on rocket sled. -----Willy
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