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The story
A post appeared on 5ch’s Everything Live (Nanidemo Jikkyo) board reporting that the white part of the poster’s left eye had puffed up a few millimeters into a squishy bulge. The poster attached photos to describe the symptom but kept insisting they couldn’t go to an eye doctor because of an upcoming night shift. Other users speculated it might be “conjunctival edema” and argued that if it were an infection it could worsen within hours, so the poster should see a doctor immediately — while others suggested it would likely clear up on its own if left alone. The thread split over whether work or a medical visit should come first.
What people said
Either way, get it looked at by a doctor first
Can't go to the doctor
What are you gonna do if you go blind over this? Take the day off
Can't
No paid leave left
Just no-show work and go to the doctor already…
What if the doctor just says 'leave it alone, it'll heal'? Then what?
No way that's happening
I told you, I can't go, idiot
With eyes, things can become irreversible
If it turns out to be nothing, fine, that's fine too
Like I said, I've got work starting tonight
If your shift starts tonight, not right now, you can obviously go now — what are you even saying
Doesn't matter
Eye problems can progress incredibly fast by nature
Worst case, leaving it today is what makes it too late
This is seriously a matter of minutes
If nothing comes of it, fine, that's fine too
Actually it's hooded 'double' eyelids (oku-futae), no?
Even if I could go to the eye doctor, the earliest would be Saturday morning
Go right now
It's not a big deal
Mostly you'll just be waiting because it's crowded
The doctor can tell what's going on the second they look under the microscope
It's over in about a minute
That's why I'm having you guys look at it, right?
Yeah, looks like that
Apparently it goes down on its own if you just rest
Good for you
This is really it, right?
I'm not wrong, am I?
Yeah, yeah, exactly this! No need to go to the hospital! Just leave it and you'll go blind just fine, no problem at all. Going would just be a waste of money
That blemish gives off serious 'pushing 40' vibes
Time to get to the eye doctor, time waiting for the exam, and money
The scariest case is an infection
If that's what it is, it'll spread deep into the eye while you're off at work
= it becomes too late
The only way to rule out the worst case is to go to the hospital right now
How should I know
Do whatever you want, it's on you
This is exactly why you don't gamble with eyes
Because even if you ignore it and nothing happens, all that does is teach you a 'successful' habit of ignoring things that could eventually kill you
Someone who ignores eye problems will absolutely ignore other important things too
Whoa, you're back!
Seriously? Did it clear up fast? Did you go to the hospital?
What did you do to end up like that?
I just vacuumed and rubbed my eye
Can't think of anything else
Background and Points of Debate
Eye symptoms are notoriously hard to gauge for how fast they might progress, and photos alone can’t tell you whether something will resolve on its own or rapidly worsen from infection. Conjunctival edema (swelling of the conjunctiva) is often triggered by rubbing or allergies and tends to clear up naturally in most cases, but the difficulty of judging severity from appearance alone is what fueled the confusion in this thread. Users split between the original poster, who wanted to settle things with photo diagnoses online, and those insisting an actual visit to an eye doctor was necessary. The poster’s decision to put off medical care because of work also raised a broader question in the background: whether prioritizing your job over your health is really the right call.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Everything Live board) thread “[Bad News] My Left Eye Is Screwed…“.
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