I've been blind in my right eye for over 40 years (I'm 50) since an accident and EVERYTHING this guy says is spot on. I can do anything, I find skiing fine but do worry about people coming over my right side and I never wear headphones so I can be as aware as possible. I think I have a bit of an issue with not seeing the bumpy terrain and get caught out but that may just be me. I can ski any black run. I won't ride a motorcycle on the road though because I can't shoulder check, my nose gets in the way. I've driven for 30 years no problem with the dark. I do still occasionally bump into people or door frames and people who approach me from the right still surprise me. My friends don’t do that though. My iris is always open so I wear good quality (Serengeti, Oakley or Ray Ban sunglasses.) I recommend wrap round Serengeti for driving and buy safety glasses for cycling. My wife always make sure I sit at the right chair if we’re out for dinner with people, bless her. I do have two different colour eyes as result that I wouldn’t change if I could. If you’re new to having one eye I’m sorry you’ve had this experience but there’s lots of us out there. It’ll be ok. Buy safety glasses for cycling.
Me too an one eyed since my age was 15. Now I am 23. Everything is fine from India. We the one eyeds can make a virtual group or community. Are you agree guys?
I lost my right eye thanks to cancer recently. I lost my vision slowly & that really helped me adapt, but driving was so hard when I first starting having issues. I am getting my first prosthetic near end of Feb. This has been incredibly helpful as I have been so worried about the "what after"
Just found this video. I have been living with blindness in my right eye due to untreated retinal detachment. What he said is accurate! Do take care of your eye. Early treatment in 90% of the cases are life-saving
I lost my right eye when I was 7 (rock from a lawn mower) and am now 57. I relate with everything he says, and was pleasantly surprised to hear about the direct line of focus! I’m an excellent basketball shooter, and also enjoy tennis. 🙂
This video really helped me out. I live in the states, specifically in California. Here, a person like me with monocular vision can indeed drive, so as long as the good eye is beter than 20/200 with glasses, in my case, I'm 20/125. You gave some sound advice, the additional mirrors on a car helps with blind spots. Thank you so much for the video.
Me too an one eyed since my age was 15. Now I am 23. Everything is fine from India. We the one eyeds can make a virtual group or community. Are you agree guys?
I had to learn this all myself 19 years ago when I lost most vision in 1 eye mostly at 15 from a paintball injury they did an experimental surgery to see what they could do to help but I have no lense and can't see out of the center of my eye there was nothing like this then thank-you so much. they couldn't put a lense in because I was 15 and cause my pupil was blown out till I was 25 cause the eye was still growing. thanks to the person that donated his body to science because I had glaucoma so they put a stint in to hold the drainage tube in place so I could keep they eye in case of the other one loosing vision I owe so much to UC Davis Sacramento for helping me out I would love to thank them all in person but my ptsd from everything won't alow me to return sofar im working hard to get over it all thanks again for your advice it really helps even though I didn't lose my eye I deal with similar side effects
I have had a horrific hemorrhage behind my eye. Initially I had about 60% vision loss in my right eye. I still had left peripheral vision in that eye. Now I am down to 90% vision loss in the eye but it’s more a black and solid green orange instead of just black. I feel like I am walking in a bubble I find myself closing the affected eye to try to steady myself and to prevent dizzy and nausea. I don’t know if this is normal. The whole bending down and picking things up is absolutely a struggle I can’t guage the distance of the item and the floor then when I stand up I have to steady myself. I was trying to drive initially but at this point I am not comfortable doing so. I am still incredibly blessed because my dr says with time I may regain my vision. But my life has not stopped even though I have not been participating in all of it. I have to learn to do life with one eye. Should I patch it? Should I tape it? I don’t want to lose the eye muscle… any advice is welcome!
I had something similar happen, I had a blood clot in my right eye about 6 months ago. I lost I would say about 10% of vision in my right eye. I got the same thing but mine is definitely green in the area I can’t see now. I run a lot and struggle when my eye pressure builds I become nauseous. Thank you for sharing helps me think I’m not entirely alone in this matter
I was born premature at 6 months. I am partially blind in left eye. Docs told me that there's nothing that could help me with this situation and that I needed to protect my right eye at all cost. I found out what this was called 8yrs ago when I tried to go get my CDL and I was told that I will never be able to drive any kind of commercial vehicle then I said to myself well that's dumb as hell cause I got my regular drivers licenses. I'm 41 now an I've only been in 2 wrecks and they happened my Jr year in high school. Now I'm on up in age it's bothering me a lot to know that one day I'll start losing sight in my right eye the older I'm getting, it actually almost freaks me out every time I think about it cause being able just to see out of one eye is a normal to me since born like this.😔😔😔
Hello, I was wondering if you know if people who are blind in one eye can drive in the UK? My sister really wants to get a driving licence but she is blind in one eye. we have to wait a few weeks before we can see the optitions. But I would really like to know soon.
Interesting video,I had stroke about a year ago and my optemetrist just confirmed to me that I have no vision at all in my right eye but when I sit close to the window or looking at my phone or TV l still feel light going straight to my brain and causing me kind of migraine
same things happened with me last year i lost my right eye vision..but now atleast i can see the light in right eye but still dr have no solution..even the retina vien is also normal now..but the vision is not back
Now I'm faced with the problem of how to go about fulfilling my responsibilities like rent and other expenses, because I have always earned my living through driving
@@bennieokoli1999 brother. dr given me 15 eye drops n lots of medicine..i hv consults with multiple dr.s but i disappointed coz he couldn't found the reason of my blindness and the 2nd eye... one day i planned to quit drop n medicine and started praying...finally now i m gud..believe in god i guarantee you ..u will heal yr problem very soon.don't loose a hope..
@@homestylehomefurniture oh ! Yea I must be honest with you I have always prayed and believed in God and I started to see so much difference especially with my stroke,if you can imagine having 6 brain surgeries and being paralyzed all through my left side but within 5 months I began walking then I lost hope and my faith in God but I have realized my mistakes and willing to go back to God and I pray that he receives me back
@@bennieokoli1999 brother God is with you..and you are really very strong person.keep praying all will be fine soon and surely ill pray n wish for you .
i have lost about 80% of my right eye sight d due to an eye injury when i was 3 yeras old now im 24 ... every thing you said is on point and i think i have some kind of advantage ....basically my left eye does all the work but i can still kind of see with my right eye so i am aware of my both sides its all blurry but it is much better than nothing and i kind of developed crossed eyes but its okay and i thank god every day for my sight ...can you give me any recomendations to fix my corossed eye right eye??
Regarding your cross eyed right eye. You can have surgery to correct a divergent squint however this generally only lasts for a while and requires further surgery after a few years. You may consider visual optics to correct the appearance of the eye. You need a good optometrist to use prisms A prism will bend the light in your glasses to give the impression that the eye is looking straight. It is non invasive and they can use test prisms to give you an indication of how it will look before proceeding with ordering the glasses. This may cause issues with your vision however it is worth a try before looking at surgical options.
Thank you so much...i have one more question.....my right eye is just a little bit inward and when i wear my glasses it becomes very much less ....can't i fix it with eye exercises? ....this crossed eye problem occurred because they used to cover my left eye so i can use my right eye and bring my vision up but i was a little kid and started peaking with my left eye from the top right conrer of my eye patch .....so can i adjust it a little bit with exercises?.....thanks again ❤
Bro you really caught me i lost my one eye since i was 8 now i m 19 and when people look at me they empathize me or bully me both thing i hate but what more i m thinking what will my future family thinks like when i got fights with my siblings they bully me but its ok its in anger problems but it will hurt if my future wife or kids will do the same in anger???
Sorry to hear this I lost my eye young too. Best thing is to forgive and learn to like who you are. Don't live with anger or resentment. I believe you can do it!
Hi i troubling for eye balance problems. I can't control my eye when I face some people this problem comes automatically please help me my this critical health issues..
Hi sir, my son diagnosed with phpv... And now right side vision not there. Any possibility for retina transplant or stem cell treatment for this kind of issue ? Pls help
@@REREMO it kept reopening. for a while, if i rubbed my eye, the injury would open up again. some times i would rub my eye while sleeping and wake up in massive pain. it was one of the worst pains in my life. it's been about a year and a half, i would say it's 80% healed, if i rub my eye it feels like it might reopen but it hasn't in months. saw my eye doctor 2 weeks ago she said it looks good but it will probably never be as strong as it once was and to just not touch it or get hit in the eye again.
@@ww_zooted_nyc Oh that's rough. It's quite a relief that you've managed to recover okay though. Did you notice a difference in vision after the accident? I remember when I bruised my eye, I had to deal with seeing a different brightness in each eye for a while.
Why people with one eye blind can't get Disability certificate? One eyed people can't get into a lot of jobs bcoz of their blindness in one eye. Moreover in this modern era they face locomotary problems as well because for almost all jobs these days people need to travel on their own vehicle ( more frequently) but the biggest problem is that one eyed persons can't get driving license in most of the countries which makes their life more difficult...there are many others problems too in day-to-day life...but the irrational standard for disability benefits rules/laws don't considers one eyed people as "disabled". Can't this ambiguous laws be amended for the sake of making their life atleast some easier?
I've been blind in my right eye for over 40 years (I'm 50) since an accident and EVERYTHING this guy says is spot on. I can do anything, I find skiing fine but do worry about people coming over my right side and I never wear headphones so I can be as aware as possible. I think I have a bit of an issue with not seeing the bumpy terrain and get caught out but that may just be me. I can ski any black run. I won't ride a motorcycle on the road though because I can't shoulder check, my nose gets in the way. I've driven for 30 years no problem with the dark. I do still occasionally bump into people or door frames and people who approach me from the right still surprise me. My friends don’t do that though. My iris is always open so I wear good quality (Serengeti, Oakley or Ray Ban sunglasses.) I recommend wrap round Serengeti for driving and buy safety glasses for cycling. My wife always make sure I sit at the right chair if we’re out for dinner with people, bless her. I do have two different colour eyes as result that I wouldn’t change if I could. If you’re new to having one eye I’m sorry you’ve had this experience but there’s lots of us out there. It’ll be ok. Buy safety glasses for cycling.
Me too an one eyed since my age was 15. Now I am 23. Everything is fine from India. We the one eyeds can make a virtual group or community. Are you agree guys?
I am also having the same problem. From my birth I have only one eye. In right eye no nucleus. now I am having artificial eye.
Been blind in my right eye for a year now not good
Blind on right eye from a head trauma. It’s been 3 months. I learned that when turning. Turn towards good eye side, it’s very helpful.
@@yogiarchit are you still ok to create a community ? I'am from france i wish you answer me
I've been blind in one eye for almost 5 years and this video has helped me learn more than i have in 5 years! So thank you
I lost my right eye thanks to cancer recently. I lost my vision slowly & that really helped me adapt, but driving was so hard when I first starting having issues. I am getting my first prosthetic near end of Feb. This has been incredibly helpful as I have been so worried about the "what after"
Just found this video. I have been living with blindness in my right eye due to untreated retinal detachment. What he said is accurate! Do take care of your eye. Early treatment in 90% of the cases are life-saving
I lost my right eye when I was 7 (rock from a lawn mower) and am now 57. I relate with everything he says, and was pleasantly surprised to hear about the direct line of focus! I’m an excellent basketball shooter, and also enjoy tennis. 🙂
This video really helped me out.
I live in the states, specifically in California.
Here, a person like me with monocular vision can indeed drive, so as long as the good eye is beter than 20/200 with glasses, in my case, I'm 20/125.
You gave some sound advice, the additional mirrors on a car helps with blind spots.
Thank you so much for the video.
Me too an one eyed since my age was 15. Now I am 23. Everything is fine from India. We the one eyeds can make a virtual group or community. Are you agree guys?
Yes bro I am also blind with one eye.
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Depth perception with one eye is not a problem. It affects close up tasks but not driving. You can get a Class One pilot medical with one eye.
Great Video Thank You For Great Information all the best !
I had to learn this all myself 19 years ago when I lost most vision in 1 eye mostly at 15 from a paintball injury they did an experimental surgery to see what they could do to help but I have no lense and can't see out of the center of my eye there was nothing like this then thank-you so much. they couldn't put a lense in because I was 15 and cause my pupil was blown out till I was 25 cause the eye was still growing. thanks to the person that donated his body to science because I had glaucoma so they put a stint in to hold the drainage tube in place so I could keep they eye in case of the other one loosing vision I owe so much to UC Davis Sacramento for helping me out I would love to thank them all in person but my ptsd from everything won't alow me to return sofar im working hard to get over it all thanks again for your advice it really helps even though I didn't lose my eye I deal with similar side effects
I have had a horrific hemorrhage behind my eye. Initially I had about 60% vision loss in my right eye. I still had left peripheral vision in that eye. Now I am down to 90% vision loss in the eye but it’s more a black and solid green orange instead of just black. I feel like I am walking in a bubble I find myself closing the affected eye to try to steady myself and to prevent dizzy and nausea. I don’t know if this is normal. The whole bending down and picking things up is absolutely a struggle I can’t guage the distance of the item and the floor then when I stand up I have to steady myself. I was trying to drive initially but at this point I am not comfortable doing so. I am still incredibly blessed because my dr says with time I may regain my vision. But my life has not stopped even though I have not been participating in all of it. I have to learn to do life with one eye. Should I patch it? Should I tape it? I don’t want to lose the eye muscle… any advice is welcome!
I had something similar happen, I had a blood clot in my right eye about 6 months ago. I lost I would say about 10% of vision in my right eye. I got the same thing but mine is definitely green in the area I can’t see now. I run a lot and struggle when my eye pressure builds I become nauseous. Thank you for sharing helps me think I’m not entirely alone in this matter
I was born premature at 6 months. I am partially blind in left eye. Docs told me that there's nothing that could help me with this situation and that I needed to protect my right eye at all cost. I found out what this was called 8yrs ago when I tried to go get my CDL and I was told that I will never be able to drive any kind of commercial vehicle then I said to myself well that's dumb as hell cause I got my regular drivers licenses. I'm 41 now an I've only been in 2 wrecks and they happened my Jr year in high school. Now I'm on up in age it's bothering me a lot to know that one day I'll start losing sight in my right eye the older I'm getting, it actually almost freaks me out every time I think about it cause being able just to see out of one eye is a normal to me since born like this.😔😔😔
I feel sad for you.
Great explanation!!
Hello,
I was wondering if you know if people who are blind in one eye can drive in the UK?
My sister really wants to get a driving licence but she is blind in one eye. we have to wait a few weeks before we can see the optitions. But I would really like to know soon.
Interesting video,I had stroke about a year ago and my optemetrist just confirmed to me that I have no vision at all in my right eye but when I sit close to the window or looking at my phone or TV l still feel light going straight to my brain and causing me kind of migraine
same things happened with me last year i lost my right eye vision..but now atleast i can see the light
in right eye but still dr have no solution..even the retina vien is also normal now..but the vision is not back
Now I'm faced with the problem of how to go about fulfilling my responsibilities like rent and other expenses, because I have always earned my living through driving
@@bennieokoli1999
brother. dr given me 15 eye drops n lots of medicine..i hv consults with multiple dr.s but i disappointed coz he couldn't found the reason of my blindness and the 2nd eye... one day i planned to quit drop n medicine and started praying...finally now i m gud..believe in god i guarantee you ..u will heal yr problem very soon.don't loose a hope..
@@homestylehomefurniture oh ! Yea I must be honest with you I have always prayed and believed in God and I started to see so much difference especially with my stroke,if you can imagine having 6 brain surgeries and being paralyzed all through my left side but within 5 months I began walking then I lost hope and my faith in God but I have realized my mistakes and willing to go back to God and I pray that he receives me back
@@bennieokoli1999 brother God is with you..and you are really very strong person.keep praying all will be fine soon
and surely ill pray n wish for you .
i have lost about 80% of my right eye sight d due to an eye injury when i was 3 yeras old now im 24 ... every thing you said is on point and i think i have some kind of advantage ....basically my left eye does all the work but i can still kind of see with my right eye so i am aware of my both sides its all blurry but it is much better than nothing and i kind of developed crossed eyes but its okay and i thank god every day for my sight ...can you give me any recomendations to fix my corossed eye right eye??
Regarding your cross eyed right eye. You can have surgery to correct a divergent squint however this generally only lasts for a while and requires further surgery after a few years. You may consider visual optics to correct the appearance of the eye. You need a good optometrist to use prisms A prism will bend the light in your glasses to give the impression that the eye is looking straight. It is non invasive and they can use test prisms to give you an indication of how it will look before proceeding with ordering the glasses.
This may cause issues with your vision however it is worth a try before looking at surgical options.
Thank you so much...i have one more question.....my right eye is just a little bit inward and when i wear my glasses it becomes very much less ....can't i fix it with eye exercises? ....this crossed eye problem occurred because they used to cover my left eye so i can use my right eye and bring my vision up but i was a little kid and started peaking with my left eye from the top right conrer of my eye patch .....so can i adjust it a little bit with exercises?.....thanks again ❤
Bro you really caught me i lost my one eye since i was 8 now i m 19 and when people look at me they empathize me or bully me both thing i hate but what more i m thinking what will my future family thinks like when i got fights with my siblings they bully me but its ok its in anger problems but it will hurt if my future wife or kids will do the same in anger???
Sorry to hear this I lost my eye young too. Best thing is to forgive and learn to like who you are. Don't live with anger or resentment. I believe you can do it!
Thank you, God bless you dr.
I am monocular and interested in those books, how can I get them. In need of encouragement.
Hi
Any suggestions for a third nerve palsy
Hi i troubling for eye balance problems. I can't control my eye when I face some people this problem comes automatically please help me my this critical health issues..
You have One choice only, that is ACCEPTANCE. You will control eventually this problem
What car do you have?
My right eye is useless and my left one has only 15% of vision ..
Hi sir, my son diagnosed with phpv... And now right side vision not there. Any possibility for retina transplant or stem cell treatment for this kind of issue ? Pls help
20/350 left eye after 5 detached retinas. It’s horrible. 😩😩😩night sucks
temporarily blinded on one side from corneal abrasion and life is very different
Corneal abrasion? Do you suffer from dry eyes?
@@REREMO no i just got hit
Ah... You all better now?
@@REREMO it kept reopening. for a while, if i rubbed my eye, the injury would open up again. some times i would rub my eye while sleeping and wake up in massive pain. it was one of the worst pains in my life.
it's been about a year and a half, i would say it's 80% healed, if i rub my eye it feels like it might reopen but it hasn't in months. saw my eye doctor 2 weeks ago she said it looks good but it will probably never be as strong as it once was and to just not touch it or get hit in the eye again.
@@ww_zooted_nyc Oh that's rough. It's quite a relief that you've managed to recover okay though. Did you notice a difference in vision after the accident? I remember when I bruised my eye, I had to deal with seeing a different brightness in each eye for a while.
Why people with one eye blind can't get Disability certificate? One eyed people can't get into a lot of jobs bcoz of their blindness in one eye. Moreover in this modern era they face locomotary problems as well because for almost all jobs these days people need to travel on their own vehicle ( more frequently) but the biggest problem is that one eyed persons can't get driving license in most of the countries which makes their life more difficult...there are many others problems too in day-to-day life...but the irrational standard for disability benefits rules/laws don't considers one eyed people as "disabled". Can't this ambiguous laws be amended for the sake of making their life atleast some easier?
I lost my eye 😢