{"id":19300,"date":"2026-04-20T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/tourist-claims-he-almost-went-blind-after-being-sprayed-with-high-pressure-water-gun-during-songkran\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:11:25","slug":"tourist-claims-he-almost-went-blind-after-being-sprayed-with-high-pressure-water-gun-during-songkran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/tourist-claims-he-almost-went-blind-after-being-sprayed-with-high-pressure-water-gun-during-songkran\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist claims he \u2018almost went blind\u2019 after being sprayed with high-pressure water gun during Songkran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tourist ‘almost went blind’ from retinal haemorrhage after Songkran water gun fight<\/h2>\n

On Saturday (18 April), a tourist took to social media claiming he “almost went blind” after being sprayed using a high-pressure water gun during Songkran in Bangkok.<\/p>\n

The original poster (OP) from the Philippines said the incident occurred on the second day of Songkran after he and his friends had joined a water fight.<\/p>\n

He recalled spraying another person with his water gun before the individual retaliated.<\/p>\n

“Apparently, he was using a high-pressure water gun and the water directly hit my left eye,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tourist’s vision goes black<\/h3>\n

The OP said that, after being sprayed on the eye, he couldn’t see anything for about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

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“Complete, pitch dark,” he described.<\/p>\n

During the next three minutes, he began to see, but his vision was very blurry.<\/p>\n

The OP told his friends what had happened, so they moved to the side and washed his face with clean water.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

However, the OP worried that it was serious as he had tasted blood.<\/p>\n

Upon asking, his friends also said they saw blood trickle from his eye.<\/p>\n

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The OP and his friends then went to a first aid truck on Silom.<\/p>\n

He told the medical attendants what had happened, but they only applied sodium chloride to his affected eye.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tourist suffers retinal haemorrhage<\/h3>\n

That evening, while showering inside their hotel room, the OP noticed black dots in his eye.<\/p>\n

After a Google search, he found out these were floaters and that he should see a doctor immediately, or else these could spread, cover his pupil, and cause him to go blind.<\/p>\n

Despite not having travel insurance, he went to an eye hospital in Bangkok the following day.<\/p>\n

A doctor later diagnosed him with retinal haemorrhage, a condition involving bleeding inside the eye.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He asked if this was a common occurrence during Songkran, but the doctor said it was not and that it was serious.<\/p>\n

The doctor then referred him to a retinal specialist, who would only be available after two days.<\/p>\n

The OP asked if the eye check-up could wait until he got home to the Philippines four days later, but the doctor said he should see the specialist as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

No tear found, surgery not required<\/h3>\n

The tourist said he still attended Songkran events while waiting to see the specialist, but was very cautious of his eye.<\/p>\n

“It was really traumatising, whenever I saw water gun fights, especially those who use high-pressure guns, I really avoided them,” he recalled.<\/p>\n

Two days later, the OP visited the retinal specialist.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

During an exam, the doctor confirmed a bleed inside the OP’s eye, but was relieved when he learned its cause.<\/p>\n

The specialist then said that despite the bleeding, there was no tear found in OP’s eye and that he didn’t need surgery.<\/p>\n

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Source: @seppedrajas on TikTok<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“So the moral lesson is get insurance and wear glasses all throughout,” the tourist said.<\/p>\n

MS News<\/em> has reached out to the OP for further information.<\/p>\n

Also read: Woman suffers seizures after allegedly being sprayed with drug-laced water during Songkran<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Woman suffers seizures after allegedly being sprayed with drug-laced water during Songkran<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

Featured image adapted from @seppedrajas on TikTok.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tourist ‘almost went blind’ from retinal haemorrhage after Songkran water gun fight On Saturday (18 April), a tourist took to social media claiming he “almost went blind” after being sprayed using a high-pressure water gun during Songkran in Bangkok. The original poster (OP) from the Philippines said the incident occurred on the second day of…<\/p>\n

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