more like **** the trains life

Thats terrible. I'm always so scared when I walk into the train because of that.

That's my worst nightmare. FYL, although you are lucky the train didn't tear your leg off.

Either this is fake or that's a horrible subway. Your whole leg should not be able to fit into the gap between the platform and the subway.

I think the effect of the drops vary depending on the person, because some people don't notice anything and others do. I have had them and can't do a damn thing after--I had the worst migraine due to the light. Probably depends on whatever eye condition you have too.. I have third nerve palsy and a refraction. (Means I see Triple-vision... so I guess FML everyday haha) Maybe to be on the safe side get your parents/partner to pick you up!! :)

Isha, If you work in an optometrist office, than you know that this could very well happen as a result of dilating eye drops. In particular if the person getting the eye drops has some type of neurological disorder. I have epilepsy. I am not allowed the dilating eyedrops, because getting them makes lights brighter, which reduces my threshold for partial seizures, which in turn makes it likely that I'll walk down the subway tracks not realizing I'm even anywhere near the subway. My family doesn't have epilepsy, so they don't have the danger of walking down tracks, infront of traffic, etc but many of them are photosensitive - they just don't get photosensitive seizures like me. Anyone who works in an optometrists office (unless they are a complete idiot with no common sense who ignored all of their on the job training) can tell you that you should have a guide with you for several hours after getting the dilating eyedrops if you are photosensitive because you will be unable to see clearly or accurately judge distances. Photosensitivity is very common. 8 percent of all healthy people under the age of 15 are photosensitive, and dilating eye drops increase photosensitivity

I work at an ophthalmology office. We dilate almost every single one of our patient's eyes. All the drops do is blur your near vision (i.e. reading), and make you sensitive to light. They last anywhere from 2-5 hours. Your pupils get big (mydriasis) and don't constrict normally when light hits them. Thus the sensitivity to light. This has nothing to do with blurry distance vision. You would have to go to a shitty eye doctor if they didn't give you sun glasses after dilating your eyes. With sun glasses, most people are ok, however some people are still more sensitive than others. It wouldn't make sense if you got stuck because your vision was blurry, moreso because you were photophobic (light sensitive). And most people don't need a guide with them after having their eyes dilated. Almost all of our patients can drive home after. However, the few who know that they are more sensitive to the drops bring someone to help them.

TheCOA, How can you work at an opthalmology office and not know the difference between being photosensitive and being photophobic? They are two very different things and manifest with extremely different systems. Next time google before you claim to be something you aren't ;)

that is actually one of my worst fears...whenever i take the subway i always get really scared right while i step over that gap. i was never sure if it was actually possible though but i'm sure this newfound knowledge won't make taking the subway any easier. FYL indeed.

Ouch, how is your leg?