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Anderson Cooper Temporarily Blinded During Trip To Portugal
TV Newser ^ | Dev 4, 2012 | Alex Werpin

Posted on 12/04/2012 1:35:35 PM PST by Beaten Valve

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was in Portugal last week shooting a story for CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” and he ended up being temporarily blinded for 36 hours.

He recounts the harrowing experience on his daytime talk show “Anderson Live.” In a nutshell, he was shooting out at sea, and sunlight reflecting off of the water burned his retina:

“I wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my eyes are on fire, my eyeballs and I think oh maybe I have sand in my eyes or something. I douse my eyes with water. Anyway, it turns out I have sunburned my eyeballs and I go blind. I went blind for 36 hours.”

He took the picture above after visiting the doctor.

Video after the jump.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: andersoncooper; andersonpooper; cnn; lavendermafia; pinkeye
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To: Red_Devil 232

If his boyfriend burns where he pees, Anderson may very well burn were he sees, yes...


41 posted on 12/04/2012 2:09:43 PM PST by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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To: SnakeDoctor
Has anybody checked if there’s hair on his palms?

Ahhh, yes. I was gonna go there. Momma did say you could go blind...... Apparently it might be true.

42 posted on 12/04/2012 2:10:52 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (The Click-&-Paste Media exists & works in Utopia, riding unicorns & sniffing pixy dust.)
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To: Beaten Valve

Ouch. Glad he’s not blind.


43 posted on 12/04/2012 2:17:08 PM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Beaten Valve

I wonder if anyone is going to teach him some of the other basic rules of life.....

-Do not pee into the wind.

-Sticking a fork into an electrical outlet is never a good idea.

-Don’t drink out of the toilet.

-Do not stick body parts into other yours or anyone else’s butt.

-You should not share your wee wee with those that have their own.


44 posted on 12/04/2012 2:17:33 PM PST by Gator113 (**WHO in the hell gave the damn order to NOT rescue our men in Benghazi?**)
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To: Beaten Valve

What really caused his blindness. I read it in a Medical book years ago.


45 posted on 12/04/2012 2:18:28 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Beaten Valve
Right!!

If you this #$#$&)) enough...it will make you blind.

46 posted on 12/04/2012 2:18:50 PM PST by Osage Orange ( Liberalism, ideas so good they have to be mandatory.)
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To: Slyfox

cellulite can give you a heart attack ack ack...you oughta know by know....


47 posted on 12/04/2012 2:22:47 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: smokingfrog

Very nice catch.


48 posted on 12/04/2012 2:23:16 PM PST by NautiNurse (BOHICA)
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To: Beaten Valve

Next time Anderson, only do it until you need glasses...


49 posted on 12/04/2012 2:24:23 PM PST by null and void (Going Galt: The won't of the people)
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To: Beaten Valve
“I wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my eyes are on fire, my eyeballs and I think oh maybe I have sand in my eyes or something. I douse my eyes with water. Anyway, it turns out I have sunburned my eyeballs and I go blind. I went blind for 36 hours.”

It's what happens to welders when they catch a flash while welding.

50 posted on 12/04/2012 2:26:26 PM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

51 posted on 12/04/2012 2:33:39 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: a fool in paradise; Revolting cat!

Anderson Cooper is the honorary president of the J.O. Club.


52 posted on 12/04/2012 2:37:08 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: tired&retired
Accidentally did it to myself years ago while welding. Feels like teaspoons of sand were dumped in each eye!

Did the same thing in my yute arc welding without a shield. I couldn't believe that I didn't have sand in my eyes.

53 posted on 12/04/2012 2:40:00 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

“When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better.”
—Mae West


54 posted on 12/04/2012 2:41:34 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Beaten Valve

People who are unfamiliar with the outdoors can get into really serious trouble. He’s lucky it wasn’t permanent....................


55 posted on 12/04/2012 2:46:06 PM PST by Red Badger (Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
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To: Beaten Valve

Temporarily blind but permanently stupid.


56 posted on 12/04/2012 2:46:22 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Beaten Valve

Dad told me it caused blindness

I guess this proves it can happen


57 posted on 12/04/2012 2:53:04 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Beaten Valve

So so smart - knows everything. Has he ever heard why welders wear their welding helmets? Protect their eyes from the bright charges.


58 posted on 12/04/2012 3:02:02 PM PST by YukonGreen
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To: donna

Same thing can be had watching a welder, or a long day at the beach or in the snow.

I’ve had Welder’s eyes - very painful. I wasn’t blind but my eyes watered so much I couldn’t see clearly. Even though I knew better than watching a welder, if several are working you can get it anyway, out of the corner of your eye.

I don’t know why seamen rarely complain of it, but I’ll guess they learn not to stare at the sea & keep their eyes turned toward the boat.


59 posted on 12/04/2012 3:04:49 PM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Red Badger

Anyone know how sailors in the old days avoided this?


60 posted on 12/04/2012 3:06:15 PM PST by Blackirish
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