Days after actress Christy Carlson Romano shared that she was injured by birdshot during a clay pigeon shooting incident, new details have emerged revealing how narrowly she avoided a far more serious injury.
Romano, best known for her role in Even Stevens, was shot in the eye while participating in the activity with her husband. In a recent Instagram video, Dr. Sean Paul, a specialist in blepharoplasty and oculoplastic surgery at Austin Face & Body in Texas, provided an update on her condition, highlighting how close she came to a life-changing injury.
“The birdshot, which is lead, entered just below the eye, and by sheer luck, it missed all critical areas,” Dr. Paul explained. “It is now lodged in the bone behind her eye. Fortunately, she only experienced a minor subconjunctival hemorrhage, which means a little blood around the eye, but there’s no internal damage to the eye itself. The shot missed the eyeball, nerve, and muscles.”
Romano, visibly relieved, asked, “By one millimeter?”
Dr. Paul confirmed with a chuckle, “One millimeter. It’s a miracle.”
In the video caption, Romano reflected on the terrifying close call: “The shot was less than 1 mm from permanently blinding me,” she wrote. “Dr. Sean Paul explained that the shot skirted around the vital parts of my eye, moving like a marble hugging the curve of a bowl. It’s an anomaly.”
Romano shared that doctors decided to leave the lead fragment in place, as removing it could risk her sight. She assured fans, “I should fully recover with no issues, though I may never be able to get an MRI again.”
Earlier this week, Romano also shared a video with Dr. Chris Schneider, another surgeon at Austin Face & Body. He revealed that another bullet had lodged in her forehead, embedding itself in the outer layer of the frontal bone. “It’s a powerful shot, but we’re lucky it hit the part of the bone that protected her brain,” Dr. Schneider said.
Romano also disclosed that the impact resulted in a concussion, explaining the dizziness she had been feeling. Despite the injuries, she remained optimistic, adding, “My attitude is gratitude.”
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