Had my left eye removed 2 years ago. The biggest thing for me was depth perception issues. Also people approaching me on my left side took some time to get used to. I simply cannot see my co-workers or customers if they approach me on the left and don’t make any noise.

You won't be able to enjoy 3D movies or be a racecar driver, so that kind of sucks I guess.

Just take it day by day. It's going to be super fucking rough to get even moderately used to one eye but you'll be a pro in no time. I have both eyes, but I really only use my right eye because I see way better out of that one than the other. If anything there's communities for the blind on Facebook and what not to talk to others in your position. Sorry for your lost and I hope for the best.

Hi there friend. I can’t speak from personal experience but my father lost his left eye 13 years ago and I can tell you some things about his experience.

My dad adapted extremely quickly. His accident involved a lot of head trauma so he was down for a couple weeks before he decided he should start driving again. He has to compensate for that side a lot. He’s accidentally hit people who come up on his left, but never while operating a vehicle. I’ve been bopped in the head a couple times myself.

He cannot see 3D movies anymore, but honestly it’s not a huge thing to give up. He did go on a team building exercise through work where they learned how to drive a race car and got to do a couple solo laps. He thought it was a cool experience.

As for depth perception, he adapted quickly to that too. He still played catch with my brother growing up and was able to throw and catch the ball without a lot of issue. He actually can judge distance better than I can, and I still have two eyeballs. The incident happened when I was 12, I am now 25. Throughout the majority of my life I have never seen the whole “no left eye” thing hold him back.

I wish you well during your recovery and I hope that my dad’s experience brings you some comfort for your prognosis.

For starters you will have one less eye...

My dad lost his left eye as a kid in one of the most stupid ways you can imagine. He threw up a stick into the air, and then looked up. :)

Many years later, when I was a few years old, I got a toxoplasmosis infection which caused scar tissues to form on my retinas, and it's much worse in my left eye, where I basically only have peripheral vision. Lived with that for 40 years now. While I'm not totally a r/Monoclops, I do suffer from really poor depth perception, and 3D movies are a big nothing.

The others talking about being super careful about driving are not wrong. I run over curbs pretty often, and I tend to leave a huge gap in front of me on the highway to be triple sure. Have never had an accident related to this (after driving for 25 years), so it's definitely workable.

Edit: For me, soccer is 100x easier than baseball. No fun getting hit in the face by a speeding projectile.

If you continue to drive you're essentially going to need to relearn how to drive. Practice in empty parking lots to save yourself from an insurance claim.

To tack on to what everyone else is saying. You're depth perception is going to be off for a while. I have awful depth perception and contacts don't fix depth perception so I have to wear glasses. Well I'm also a swimmer and let me tell you water magnifies things so your depth perception is wack in a pool already. I've definitely slammed into the wall more times than I'd like to admit, but that being said it is possible to adjust. People walking up to you from your left side is probably going to freak you out, easy to counteract if you ask friends to announce themselves (a simple clearing of the throat as they're walking up goes a long way). To the honesty part - if your eye was removed and you don't have a realistic glass eye you're probably going to get stares, maybe even after you get a prosthetic. It's not the end of the world, even if it feels like it some days.

My vision loss started with an acute loss of vision in my left eye. The biggest adjustment I had to make was driving. I took for granted how much I glanced at my sideview mirror with my left eye, not to mention the loss of that part of my visual field. You will get used to turning your head and actively scanning as you are driving. It made merging where traffic is coming at you from the left and the right very difficult. Good luck and I hope that you adjust quickly!

I suppose that makes you king of this sub

Joking aside, things that require depth perception will be a lot harder. Besides that, I'm not certain. I'm sure you can find someone who also only has one eye and ask them more.

Cover one of your nostril and breathe and that’s how it is

Check out r/monocular

A great way to practice with your depth perception is simply to play catch with someone, and then play with a reaction ball.

Can you go into detail? I’m really curious just because you said you don’t want to. Like my brain needs closure. I don’t really have any info for you, but I’m sorry it happened and I hope you can settle into this new and jarring way of experiencing life!

Hey ik this is an old thread but Ive recently experienced a partial loss of vision in my left eye. Took pictures and x-rays (I believe) and I just received notice that they're going to run extensive tests on me. Doctor who's taking my case shrugged when I asked worst case scenario and said I have a give or take 30% chance of losing my left eye. That was 2 weeks ago and my vision has gotten about 10x worse even on various medicated eyedrops. I guess my comment is just seeking out how you adapted if you've fully adapted yet and any coping strategies you used. I just feel like it's coming and I don't know how to prepare for if it does.

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