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Derrick Rose Could Experience Blurred Vision For As Long As Three Months
Posted On Nov 16 2015
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More than six weeks after undergoing eye surgery to fix a left orbital fracture, Derrick Rose said he’s still seeing double.
First-year coach Fred Hoiberg said the former MVP’s double vision could last up to three months.
The initial prognosis by the doctors is that, it could be as long as three months.
Interestingly enough, when Rose was asked about it, he said that timeline was news to him. So who really knows what to think.
Rose’s long-range shooting is affected with the protective gear and with one of his eyes covered. Thus far, Rose has averaged a career-low 12.6 ppg along with 6 apg, in 32.2 mpg, for the 6-3 Bulls. That’s right. 5.6 percent.
Rose has shot just 1-18 on three-pointers this season.
Rose has also been playing with a mask and may continue to do so for the entire season.
This being said, it’s a bit troubling that this double vision could be an issue for another few months.
Playing with 50 percent vision is obviously less than ideal, especially given Rose’s struggles to perform at an All-Star-caliber level last season with two working eyes.
“I’m loving the way that I’m working out, I’m loving the way that we’re playing”.
He hasn’t seen defenses play him any differently – “Ever since I’ve been in the league, it’s been like whenever I have the ball, it’s like, ‘Don’t let him get to the rim, ‘” he said – but there have certainly been stretches in which Rose has made more of a point to dish when he drives the paint because he’s not comfortable with his ability to finish.
“I’m missing a lot of shots where I normally hit”, Rose said. “I’m finding ways around it, but there’s no excuses”. “But you kind of have that hope in your mind that it gets well a lot quicker. So I just got used to it from practice”. We’re winning games so that’s the only thing that I’m anxious about. “It’s all about putting your game back together, too. It’s all going to come to me”.
He added: “It’s the first time I had surgery on my face, so that’s something different”.
