The Handmaid who loses an eye in the TV series is Janine. During her training at the Red Center, Janine openly challenges Aunt Lydia and refuses to accept Gilead’s rules. As punishment for her “insubordination,” her right eye is removed, leaving her with a lasting injury and a black eye patch in later episodes.
Janine is later assigned to Commander Warren Putnam and his wife Naomi, receiving the patronymic Handmaid name Ofwarren. She gives birth to their daughter, whom the Putnams call Angela while Janine calls her Charlotte. Her trauma and isolation cause her to behave unpredictably, but her friendship with June remains important throughout the series.
A common mix-up is confusing Janine with Emily, who uses the Handmaid names Ofglen and Ofsteven. Emily suffers other punishments from Gilead, including genital mutilation, but she does not lose an eye. Janine’s injury is one of the series’ earliest demonstrations of how the regime enforces obedience.