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Doctors pull bee stinger out of man’s bloody eyeball after days of pain

He did recover. No disturbing images in the article, but a link for those who dare.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/doctors-pull-bee-stinger-out-of-mans-bloody-eyeball-after-days-of-pain/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

camerageek ,
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@arstechnica My wife was stung in the eyeball when she was a kid in El Salvador. She never went to a doctor - her mom just covered her face in herbs and wrapped it in gauze for about 6 months. She was blind for most of that time before eventually recovering her vision. Finally a few years ago she had surgery to remove the scar on her eyeball. Overall, not an experience I'd recommend to anyone.

petes_bread_eqn_xls ,
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If you happen to be among the ill-fated few who are stung in the eye by a bee, you should make sure to see an eye doctor specifically.

"I am not surprised that the ER missed a small fragment," Shoshany told Ars over email.

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mattymedlyn ,
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@arstechnica no, no I'm good, thanks

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