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Nov 11, 2020 · Rep. Crenshaw was put into a medically-induced coma and sent to Germany for treatment, where the remains of his right eye were scraped out, and a copper wire was removed from his right eye. Reportedly, it took him about two years to fully recover.
- Leila Kozma
Apr 10, 2021 · Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw announced Saturday that he will be “effectively blind” and “off the grid” for the next few weeks after undergoing emergency surgery Friday on his left eye.
May 25, 2021 · Congressman Dan Crenshaw is back to work. The representative who famously wears an eye patch from being hit by an IED while serving in Afghanistan had to have emergency surgery on his left eye.
- Haley Hernandez
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Jun 9, 2021 · GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw has been grounded in Texas for the past two months, while he recovered from emergency eye surgery.
Apr 25, 2021 · Rep. Dan Crenshaw says he is “hopeful and confident” in his recovery after undergoing emergency eye surgery earlier this month, but cautioned he has “a while to go.”
Crenshaw lost his right eye in 2012 during his third deployment when he was hit by an IED explosion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. The blast destroyed his eye, and he required surgery to save the vision in his left eye. [ 15 ]
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Apr 10, 2021 · U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw said he's recovering from emergency eye surgery after he noticed dark, blurry spots in his vision. That led him to see a doctor who discovered his retina was detaching.