Dan Crenshaw issued a statement about his eye surgery. He said he is currently totally blind but it should only be for a month.
He is — hopefully— not permanently blind as you may have read on the Internet.
He had a detached retina in his one good eye.
It sounds like a horrible recovery process.
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Crenshaw, a U.S. Navy SEAL veteran, lost his right eye during a deployment in Afghanistan when he was wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) and wears a patch on that eye.
He also suffered damage to his left eye and the problem resurfaced.
The blast from 2012 caused a cataract, excessive tissue damage, and extensive damage to my retina,” he continued. “It was always a possibility that the effects of the damage to my retina would surface, and it appears that is exactly what has happened. The prognosis I received Thursday is obviously very bad.”
“This is a terrifying prognosis for someone with one eye, and the nature of the injuries that I sustained in Afghanistan,” Crenshaw said. “Anyone who knows the history of my injuries knows that I don’t have a ‘good eye’, but half a good eye.
Crenshaw said he’s home recovering in Houston and has to lay face-down — unable to see anything — as he recovers.
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) April 10, 2021
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The Guru was blind and taught me all that I know on the PC.
He used to sync up the stereo and ‘puter with the same music for awesome sound and always got mad with any victim treatment or talking down to.
Cataract surgery is high tech with everything on a big screen in a hermetically sealed room, a TBI caused one that was removed several years ago and it was gigantor.
Thank God for first world medical care. Live long and prosper DC.
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When the first practical Bionic Eye is available Dan Crenshaw should be the first to get one; at taxpayer expense. We still don’t take care of veterans as well as we should. I even think a veteran deserves 2 votes.
God’s Speed Dan Crenshaw as you continue to recover. You served our country with honor and continue to do so. Americans are proud of you care and love you for what a man like you means to us.