Mason Cox debuted a stunning new style for his games this season after gaining authorisation from the AFL, walking to the field wearing black prescription eyeglasses. He was nearly blinded after sustaining a significant eye injury.
Mason Cox is an Australian footballer who represents the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He began playing Australian rules football in April 2014 as a ruckman and key forward before making his AFL debut two years later in April 2016.
Mason Cox, Collingwood’s big man, has spoken out about the ‘disgusting’ comments made about his prescription glasses, stating that his rehabilitation from eye surgery was the ‘lowest point’ of his life.
Mason Cox’s Eye Condition
Mason Cox tore his retina three years ago when he was accidently jabbed in the eye by former Gold Coast Suns ruckman Peter Wright. His second retina was also detached during an incident with West Coach Eagles defender Tom Barrass in the 2018 grand final. Cox has had six procedures since the beginning of 2019, three on his left eye and two on his right, as well as cataract surgery.
The forward debuted a bold new style during matches this season after gaining authorisation from the AFL, wearing black prescription eyeglasses to the field. Cox spoke with KIIS 101.1’s Jase & Lauren about a horrific eye injury that nearly cost him his sight.
Mason Cox Is Wearing Sunglasses For What Reason?
Collingwood player Mason Cox has spoken out about his career-threatening eye ailments, which have caused him to wear prescription sunglasses for the most of the season. He needed surgery in 2019 after being accidentally stabbed in the right eye by then-big Sun’s man Peter Wright, causing his retina to detach.
“I had my eyes open,” Cox said when asked if he had his eyes open or closed during that time. “It didn’t matter because I couldn’t see anything. I was completely deaf.” He claims to have spent over two weeks in a dark room, pondering whether his AFL career was over and if he would ever play again.
The protective glasses, according to Cox, have a dual purpose: they dissipate the amount of light that reaches his eye while also insulating it from further physical impacts.
However, as Cox revealed on the Dyl & Friends podcast, during that treatment, surgeons discovered his other retina had detached. Furthermore, for the two weeks following his treatment, Cox was obliged to lie flat on his back for 45 minutes every hour and not move.