The Lone Granger Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Bucks swingman Chris Douglas-Roberts will return to the floor within the next month, but he'll have to wear protective goggles for the remainder of his career. What seemed like an innocent poke in the eye during practice turned out to be a torn retina and doctors told Douglas-Roberts that he could have lost vision in his eight eye had he not had it treated when he did. "I still have some blurred vision and I still see the floaters a little, but it's much better than it was because I couldn't see anything (out of the right eye) for a week," he said. http://www.realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/profiles/photos/2006/Douglas-Roberts_Chris_njn.jpg "It was very overwhelming," Douglas-Roberts said of the cryotherapy procedure to repair the retina. "I went in expecting to get some eyedrops. They put a lens in my eye and looked all around it and that took about six minutes. "When they took the lens out, all of the nurses and doctors were walking out of the office looking really worried. So I'm just sitting there like, 'What's going on?' "Then the nurse took me in the room and drew everything out, 'OK, you have a huge tear in the retina.' They said it was good they caught it early. They had to put a needle in my eye, and that was the worst. "They froze the tear. It was the most painful thing ever." http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/70079/20101113/douglas_roberts_nearly_lost_vision_in_right_eye/ That's just painful to even read about. Wow, good thing they caught it when they did, otherwise he would have been without sight in his right eye, and probably wouldn't have ended his basketball career more than likely. My thoughts are prayers are definitely with CDR during this time. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Glad they caught it early. It seems like he's a fighter... he's hungry to get back on the court. I really think he could be a solid addition for us and provide some consistent scoring off the bench. Hopefully his recovery continues to go smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Isn't this what happened to Amar'e? I hope his eye is alright and recovers well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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