Aug. 11 -- I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

After a visit to Wills Eye Hospital, Aaron Rowand is seeing clearly through his right eye and is in the lineup tonight against the Braves. According to Rowand, here's what happened last night:

Before the game, Rowand was bothered by dry eyes caused by allergies. That resulted in a scratch that was exacerbated when he used Visine. Essentially, the Visine dilated his eye. Anyone who has ever been to the eye doctor knows that causes blurred vision. Rowand was given ointment that cleared up the scratch and restored his 20-15 vision. He said the three specialists who looked at his eye told him his vision was 20-25 before he was treated.

"I was having trouble just playing catch with Pat [Burrell] before the game," Rowand said. "It was hard to see home plate from center field, and you saw my at-bat. I didn't want to hurt the team, so I came out of the game."