Recoil - Consider the Consequences It was a bright, sunny day in early 2006 and my practice session was going exceptionally well. Looking into the sky I was startled to see a very large, black, shadowy mass...which disappeared when I closed my left eye. I stopped shooting and called my eye doctor, Michael Holmes, MD who said come in now. Immediately.The bad news, my retina had partially detached. The good news, laser surgery could re-attach it, restoring my left eye's vision to 100%. Had the retina completely detached, the outcome would have been much worse. Fully recovered, I'm grateful for the great care I received and the technology available. Vision in both eyes is holding at ...