I just dug this out of Facebook. Here's my before and after picture that I posted on Facebook last year when my eye injury happened. The picture on the left is me at the Urgent care, moments after the doctor injected a "numbing medicine" in my eye...it completely took away my pain but they then told me it will last about 30 minutes, long enough for them to lift the flap I had cut in my cornea, cleanse the area, and re-seat everything. When they told me the extreme pain I felt moments earlier would come back soon, and remain for several days and there was nothing they could do for me to ease it until things healed...I was overtaken with dread. It's amazing how a tiny 3/8" slice in your eyeball can cause that kind of pain. It's indescribable.
The picture of me on the right is a week after the incident. I had just opened a package that arrived for me and was trying it all out in front of my girlfriend. As soon as I could see again (I was stuck at home with both eye's closed for 48 hours), I went online and ordered a safety helmet with face shield and Stihl's best safety glasses. As soon as I could drive I went to my Stihl dealer and bought a whole handful of safety glasses and placed them in the truck, on my table saw, on my weed wacker, chainsaw, riding mower, workbench, etc. Now, this is what I look like every time I touch a chainsaw... or any power tool, the lawn mower, etc. Please learn from my mistake so you don't have to suffer like I did. There's no reason to endure that kind of pain when someone who's been through it can tell you what can happen when you don't take safety seriously. I don't mean to harp on the subject or be a pain in the neck about it but...please wear your safety glasses. Be safe everyone!