Shirley Yeung (杨思琦) appeared at a promotional event with shades and an eye-patch over her left eye. Sparking concerns over whether she had been a victim of violence, Shirley explained that she was suffering from an eye ailment. “I’ve been wearing my contact lens for too long – more than 20 hours straight one day – which resulted in dry eyes and damage to my cornea. This has happened a few times but this is the most serious incident. It hurts so much, as if someone is piercing my eyeball with a knife. I didn’t have the time to immediately remove the lens when working and only had the chance to remove it when I got home. The lens felt like it was stuck to my eyeball and it took me nearly 15 minutes before I finally removed it. Something felt wrong and I couldn’t sleep, so I quickly went to the hospital.” On whether she had considered undergoing laser eye surgery to correct her vision, Shirley said, “My mother had urged me to get surgery, but I was scared of the risks. I am now seriously considering getting surgery.” As for her daughter’s reaction, Shirley expressed, “She did ask why I only had one eye left. As I often stopped her from rubbing her eyes, I took the opportunity to discourage her even further by telling her that my eye was injured due to excessive rubbing…she was quite worried as this was the first time I had problems with my vision for nearly two days. I couldn’t open both eyes – whenever I tried to open my right eye, my left eye would also hurt.” Shirley added that she will be taking a break from work since she is unable to put on contact lenses and any makeup due to her injury. Creds: ihktv
She should be glad that she is still able to get work, and it's common to work long hours in the entertainment business, I just don't know if it's a good idea to scare her child from rubbing her eye.
