Dan was left with about 50% vision in one eye after being wounded in Vietnam. 
n a statement on Twitter, Crenshaw said he had begun to notice “dark, blurry spots” in his vision and was later told by a doctor that his retina was detaching.
“This is a terrifying prognosis for someone with one eye, and the nature of the injuries that I sustained in Afghanistan,” Crenshaw said. “Anyone who knows the history of my injuries knows that I don’t have a ‘good eye,’ but half a good eye. The blast from 2012 caused a cataract, excessive tissue damage, and extensive damage to my retina. It was always a possibility that the effects of the damage to my retina would resurface, and it appears that is exactly what has happened. The prognosis I received on Thursday is obviously very bad.”
Crenshaw’s wife took him to the emergency room and the surgery will leave him “effectively blind for about a month.”
“I want to especially thank the phenomenal team of doctors and nurses at the VA who took such good care of me. During the surgery they put a gas bubble in my eye, which acts as a bandage for my retina. This means I have to be facedown for the next week or so, unable to see anything,” Crenshaw said. “This is why you’re not going to hear from me for a while. I likely will not be conducting interviews and likely will not be posting on social media, except to give updates on my health and recovery.”
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All the best to Dan during his healing. We’ll circle back in a week to check his progress.
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