Oh dear! I am glad your eye will be alright. That would be terrible to lose sight!
I also am a gardener and love to be out there, so I know how quickly you can hurt yourself. I am dreading trimming the weeping cherry and the bushes in the front. I use long bypass trimmers and I have this tendon problem to think about. I can't get on my knees anymore to do it, so hubby bought me these. (Too hard to get up) I suppose I will do it in stages so I don't hurt myself again like last year.