Fortunately it wasn't me that had his eye poked, but my friend during a night hike. He was down an out for like 40 minutes. Since then I've invested in some nice combat grade goggles that I use whenever I go bushwhacking at night. You may look goofy, but a poked eye is not fun, and can be the difference of life and death in a bad situation.Oh yeah. One of my most painful skydiving injuries was getting my cornea scratched while bushwhacking through the woods looking for another jumper's canopy that had to be cut away midair due to a malfunction.
And the kicker? I WASNT EVEN JUMPING THAT DAY!!!!
(everybody chips in to look for gear when it gets cut away. you dont just walk away from a $2,000+ custom piece of gear)