Blinding, impermanent, and its effects on the appearance of the eyes

[dreamsofspike]

Okay, so this is my first time posting here, hope I'm doing this right. Mods, please let me know if there's something I'm not including

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[rabbidbunnies]

The captor could use sand to blind the person. It can cause temporary blinding damage, depending on how the captor does it, that can usually be healed.

Sorry my first post was marked as spam because I thought you might like to read about Corneal Abrasions and I put a link in, I guess just look them up yourself. :/

[orange_fell]

I just unspammed your first comment--where'd it go?

[dreamsofspike]

That's definitely a thought, and sounds incredibly painful... which I have to admit in a h/c fic like this would be a plus :P

I'll try to look up various ways the captor could use the sand... he would have the captive restrained so he could pretty much have the freedom to do whatever he wanted to him :/

[hibiscusrose]

I read a novel once where they used boiling vinegar for a temporary blindness. However I cannot confirm it except that rumor says the Byzantines might have used it. But maybe it'll give you a new angle to search?

[dreamsofspike]

This is actually the option standing out to me the most after reading the comments. I actually found some warning label information on vinegar that talks about how in concentrated forms it can cause blindness, that may or may not heal in time, so... this might be the best option for my story, thanks so much! :)

[antongarou]

the captor could use opaque contacts, if the captive has their hands bound. the actress playing Zotoh Zhaan in Farscape had to use similar contacts for costume purposes for the first season and half her characters body language is based off the fact she could only see out of the corners of her eyes.

[dreamsofspike]

That is really interesting! Yeah, definitely a thought... the only reason it wouldn't work for my story is that I want him to be blind for a little while after he's rescued, too. :P Thanks so much for the information :)

[lilacsigil]

A strong alkaline such as bleach will cause immediate blindness (and extreme pain) but with hospitalisation within 24 hours they should be able to get at least some sight back, though probably not all of it, and they won't know for days. The eyes will be very red and weepy and (without treatment) will eventually scar whitish, but the goal of the treatment will be to not let this happen. Eventually, though it may take several rounds of treatment, the eyes should appear normal. Any damage to the skin around the eyes (bleaching, burning) will be temporary.

[dreamsofspike]

Hmm that's an interesting thought, and might be useful. The only hang up is I was kind of thinking the blinding incident would have happened quite a while before rescue. :/

But I could possibly alter the story so that it happened just a day or so before he's rescued. That could work.

Definitely a possibility to consider, thank you! :)

[junkerin]

One of the easiest way is to blind someone with a very bright ligth. In the middle age they used gIowing Iron and sometimes the deliquent recovered.

[alextiefling]

Delinquent?

[junkerin]

Convict sorry for iritation

[dreamsofspike]

Hmm how would that be used? Like held very close to the eye? Or just a very bright light in general? How long would that probably last?

Definitely curious about this one.