Jamie O’Brien is cleared to get back in the water. After three months of being grounded while he recovered from surgery, the YouTuber has finally been given the go-ahead to return to the surf.
The update comes from O’Brien’s latest vlog, which opens on him walking into his doctor’s office, hoping for good news. “I just want to go surfing,” he says. “It’s been three months, man. I haven’t been surfing, fishing. Enjoying time with [wife and fellow surfer Tina Cohen] and the family and everything has been absolutely incredible. I’m just excited today. Hopefully I don’t get let down by him telling me I can’t surf for a lot longer. I don’t know, I just think today’s the day.”
For those who haven’t been following along, O’Brien has been recovering from having a pterygium removed from his right eye. Also known as ‘surfer’s eye,’ the benign fleshy growths start on the white part of the eye and grow towards the center. They’re mostly caused by prolonged, longterm exposure to UV light, and are a frequent occupational hazard for wave riders who spend the bulk of their days staring into the sun.
Though Jamie had a pretty advanced case, it appears recovery went without a hitch. After a quick checkup on the eye’s progress, JOB was cleared to go back in the water – and promptly celebrated with a session at pumping Sunset Beach.
The only problem is that now the right eye highlights how much his left could use a tune-up.
