UFC's Rose Namajunas Shows Video of Silicone Tube Removal From Eye
UFC fighter Rose Namajunas posted a video on social media showing doctors removing a silicone tube from her eye. The tube was inserted three months ago to repair her torn tear duct after eye pokes during her UFC 324 fight against Natalia Silva.
UFC flyweight Rose Namajunas shared graphic footage of a medical procedure to remove a silicone tube from her eye on Monday. The tube was placed during surgery three months ago to repair damage from her January fight.
Namajunas suffered the injury during her loss to Natalia Silva at UFC 324. She said she was poked in the eye multiple times during the fight, which tore her tear duct. The tear duct is a small tube that drains tears from the eye.
After the fight, Namajunas underwent surgery called canalicular tube surgery. Doctors inserted a silicone tube to help her tear duct heal properly. She had to keep the tube in her eye for three months and couldn't sneeze or blow her nose during that time.
The procedure Namajunas showed involves doctors carefully pulling the tube out of the eye. While the video is hard to watch, it marks the end of her recovery process from the eye injury.
Eye injuries are common in combat sports and can cause permanent damage if not treated properly. Namajunas' recovery shows how modern surgery can fix complex eye problems that would have ended careers in the past.
Namajunas can now return to normal activities. No word yet on when she'll fight again.
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