John I do remember that Bob Milek lost the sight in one of his eyes,not sure if it was from a detached retina. I did not remember Bob Brister suffering a detached retina,but am sure you are correct.
I do however remember John Wooters writing about a detached retina in his right eye. He was working on a 416 wildcat at the time if I remember correctly. Wooters wrote about shooting a 243 left handed since his left shoulder was pretty sensitive to recoil. Before this,he had not been a fan of the 243 for deer as a general rule.
It does appear that retinal detachment is an occupational and recreational hazzard for rifle loonies,
