A woman who gouged out both of her own eyes in a meth-induced psychosis has turned her life around - giving up all substances and helping others.

In 2018 Kaylee Muthart, then 21, ripped out her eyes in a meth-induced psychotic frenzy, while a horrified bystander struggled to restrain her.

She was rushed to hospital where doctors informed her that she would be permanently blind, and she was eventually fitted was prosthetics.

She entered rehab and made a firm commitment to overcoming her drug addiction.

Seven years on, she's now channeling her experiences into helping others.

In November 2023 she also quit cigarettes, weed, and booze, and is now back working towards her high school diploma.

She is now starting a Christian-based non-profit to help others struggling with addiction recovery and mental health, and says she has also accepted herself - with or without prosthetic eyes.

Kaylee, a student from Anderson, South Carolina, who now lives in Florida, said: "I've learned a decent amount of brail and I can cook, use a stove, wash clothes, make the bed and look after pets now."

"I can also walk to the beach by myself, take bus systems, fly on an airplane by myself - I can do almost anything. There really is no limit."

"I've come such a long way."

"Coming off meth was awful - physically and mentally. There was hallucinations and psychosis, but I overcame it thanks to God."

She added: "I'm starting a nonprofit to steward all of God's creation."

"There's going to be a focus on addiction recovery and mental health and how those two affect each other."

"It's still forming, and right now, my main focus is finishing my high school diploma. "

"Once I get that out of the way, I'll be able to devote more time to other things."

"Right now, my time is spent balancing schoolwork and other important tasks."

On February 6, 2018, during a meth-induced psychotic episode, Kaylee tore out her own eyes.

She was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors informed her that she would be permanently blind.



The horrifying incident became a turning point in Kaylee's life.

"The commitment took place in my heart," she said."

"My intent was good, but it didn't make it stick. When I came to god with honesty and sincerity, that's when my life truly changed."

The South Carolina native received her first pair of prosthetic eyes in 2020, provided by Dr. Joseph Gorrin of Gorrin's Clinic in Greenville, SC.

"I was so excited to get them," Kaylee said at the time. "I just wanted to appear more normal to the outside world."

Her boyfriend was there to witness the profound moment.



Kaylee added: "I said ‘I feel like I'm Kaylee again' and he said ‘you've always been Kaylee to me."

"He cried when he saw me."



The road to sobriety hasn't been without its challenges, but Kaylee - who has since moved to Ormond Beach, Florida - embraces the setbacks as part of her story.

"Because of God, as of November, not this past year but the year before, I quit cigarettes, weed, drinking — everything," she said."

"Before that, I did fall down. I don't know how honest I was about that before."

"It was embarrassing, but I plan on being completely honest about my past mistakes so other people don't feel so bad when they fall."

Her faith has been a cornerstone of her recovery and transformation.

"Even if it doesn't seem like God is talking to you in the way you'd expect, the more you walk with him — like any relationship — the more you learn how He communicates with you," she said."

"Don't be discouraged by not seeing the results you expect."

"I used to spin my wheels trying to understand everything, but now I know that prayer and God's word are the most important things in life."

Kaylee plans on getting her new prosthetics soon.

"I have a newfound realization that, while it's nice to have them, life and myself would just be a beautiful without them," she said."