The bandage on his face betrays the tragedy. The sterile gauze pad, white and oval. That\u2019s how his right eye is covered. Teun Martens (25) has been living with it for months. After a fireworks accident on December 31, the defender for the Olympia\u201918 soccer club in Boxmeer is used to nothing else. \u201cWhen I walk through town, I notice people looking at me\u2014longer than usual. At the bandage; it really stands out.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt turned out that 75 percent of my eye was burned.\u201d He had to have surgery. And again in February. \u201cThe day after I was told that I might be able to see properly again someday, I lost my sight completely. It will stay that way. At the end of this month, I\u2019m going to see the ocularist, and on April 20, I can pick up the prosthesis. I\u2019m positive\u2014I\u2019ve always been that way. I don\u2019t want people to think I\u2019m a pity case. Of course, this is all very surreal, and I\u2019m going through a grieving process. But I\u2019ve told my story many times before. That makes it easier.\u201d <\/p>\n