{"id":462084,"date":"2021-04-29T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=462084"},"modified":"2021-04-29T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:36:00","slug":"crenshaw-attends-committee-hearing-gives-eye-update-in-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-attends-committee-hearing-gives-eye-update-in-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Crenshaw Attends Committee Hearing, Gives Eye Update In Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrenshaw-attends-committee-hearing-gives-eye-update-in-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=462084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4152.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) attended a public House committee hearing on Thursday afternoon for the first time since he received emergency surgery and lost vision in his left eye.<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw, who attended the House Energy and Commerce meeting virtually, said that he still couldn\u2019t see everyone, but was hoping he would be able to see people again in the next few weeks and back to normal \u201cwithin a couple of months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Crenshaw noted in a separate social media video-update about his eye \u2014 which required emergency surgery earlier this month \u2014 that he has started attending virtual congressional hearings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEven a blind knuckle-dragger can do committee hearings,\u201d joked Crenshaw in the video. \u201cSo no worries there, Tara and I are fine, we\u2019re having a good time, I\u2019ve listened to countless audio books by this point, and you know what, we\u2019re really appreciative of all of the well-wishes, all the prayers, it really helps. Thank you, we\u2019ll be back in the fight soon.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw also described what the vision in his left eye has been like in recent days, saying: \u201cI<span>f you want to get an idea of what I see, imagine putting on a dive mask \u2014 and of course blocking out one-half of it \u2014 and then inject some kind of bubbly soapy solution into it so you\u2019re seeing through bubbles, and then wipe the outer lens with some vaseline for good measure. That\u2019s sort of what I see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Texas congressman added that his doctors are optimistic about his left eye. \u201cI\u2019ve been to various follow-up appointments by now and the retina is staying in place, which means we\u2019re hopeful I\u2019ll return to some sense of normalcy in the next couple of months, which means I can correct my vision basically back to normal again,\u201d added Crenshaw.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.5\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Quick update on my recovery and how I am doing! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d2IjG5ODRh\">pic.twitter.com\/d2IjG5ODRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanCrenshaw\/status\/1387838286891307010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Crenshaw has provided a few eye updates since he underwent emergency surgery earlier this month, but this was the first of his updates that has been in video form rather than released as a written statement.<\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, Crenshaw revealed in a statement that that he had started seeing \u201cdark, blurry spots,\u201d and when he visited an ophthalmologist only days later, he was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dan-crenshaw-receives-terrifying-prognosis-over-problem-with-his-eye-will-miss-time-in-congress\"><span>told his retina was detaching<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThis is a terrifying prognosis for someone with one eye, and the nature of the injuries that I sustained in Afghanistan,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnyone who knows the history of my injuries knows that I don\u2019t have a \u2018good eye,\u2019 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,\u201d said Crenshaw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2021\/04\/23\/rep-dan-crenshaws-surgery-on-remaining-eye-went-well-but-ex-seals-sight-still-limited-to-lights-and-shadows\/\">Dallas News<\/a>, Crenshaw lost his right eye in an IED explosion during his third deployment and it took several rounds of surgery to restore sight to his left eye, which was also damaged. He served two more deployments after that and then retired from the U.S. Navy in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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