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Eye injuries after solar eclipse surge following phenomenon
Fox news ^ | 04/11/2024 | Michael Dorgan

Posted on 04/12/2024 4:52:44 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Immediately after Monday’s solar eclipse, the number of people searching Google for eye-related injuries jumped while one doctor in New York City says she treated a surge of patients with eye pain.

"I had several patients come in panicking saying ‘I don't want to go blind,’" Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a New York City-based double board-certified doctor tells Fox News Digital. "I couldn't believe it, people actually looked at the eclipse without protection."

Doctors and eye specialists had been warning the public for days not to look directly at the sun, but apparently, some did not heed the advice.

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KEYWORDS: eclipse; eye; eyeinjuries; injuries; solar; solareclipse; stopor; youllgoblind
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To: canuck_conservative

Only with a welding hood and extra dark glass in it.


21 posted on 04/12/2024 5:29:45 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: hole_n_one

It’s fairly early in 2024, but that’s my pick for Most Hilarious Video of the Year.


22 posted on 04/12/2024 5:43:22 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

A lot of these people said they were wearing glasses.


23 posted on 04/12/2024 5:51:37 PM PDT by roving (Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis and a Rainbow Bully)
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To: roving

Then perhaps they were the wrong kind of glasses. Ordinary sunglasses will not work, of course. Gas welding glasses won’t work. Arc welding ones will, I’ve heard. But I used my own eyes when watching the 2017 eclipse. I never looked at the partial eclipse, however. Only during totality.


24 posted on 04/12/2024 5:56:00 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: KarlInOhio

You have to wonder. I heard experts on tv saying that you would glance way from the sun before actual damage was done, because it would hurt and you couldn’t force yourself to look longer. People are idiots.


25 posted on 04/12/2024 6:08:15 PM PDT by jean michael
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Some people are just to ignorant to take care of themselves.

Good thing Whoopie wasn’t out there... she’d be blind.


26 posted on 04/12/2024 6:11:20 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was off the ping list.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Welding hood filter lens...


27 posted on 04/12/2024 6:16:31 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Always amazed me that we have a body that maintains all life yet we cannot behold it with the naked eye.


28 posted on 04/12/2024 6:20:37 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“Arc welding ones will, I’ve heard.”

Yes they do indeed... :)


29 posted on 04/12/2024 6:21:46 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Telepathic Intruder
Arc welding ones will, I’ve heard.

Yes, I used my arc welding shield. I have an auto-darkening helmet that I use for arc welding, but decided that the hand-held welding shield with thick dark glass is better for observing the eclipse.

Using it for a short duration is fine. What you don't want to do is extended exposure of the eclipse. Ten to fifteen seconds with a shield at a time won't do harm to your eyes. People are crazy to stare at the Sun for an hour with inappropriate glasses, and risk damaging their eyes. I've never had a problem looking at the Sun for a couple seconds unprotected, ever since I was a kid. Long duration is a problem.

30 posted on 04/12/2024 6:24:26 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: ChicagoConservative27

From the “Ya Can’t Fix Stupid” file...# 1,752,658...


31 posted on 04/12/2024 6:38:46 PM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: roadcat

There is a particular problem that occurs when looking directly at a partial solar eclipse, that doesn’t occur at any other time. The eyes dilate, because the light level is low. But the portion of the sun that is still visible behind the moon is as bright as any other time, only over a much smaller angular diameter. So it will burn tiny little holes in the retina.


32 posted on 04/12/2024 6:45:13 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: ChicagoConservative27
>>Unbelievable

The Talking Heads of Ft Worth/dallas in the Monday morning broadcasts stated that people could look at the totality with out eye protection…totally safe.

33 posted on 04/12/2024 6:49:12 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Actually, you can also get sun damage to the cornea of the eye also. It is epithelial in nature like your skin and the cornea can get sun burn.


34 posted on 04/12/2024 6:50:12 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: doc maverick

Yes that makes sense.


35 posted on 04/12/2024 7:03:01 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: canuck_conservative
Who hasn’t looked right at the sun, briefly?

I was told you must never stare at Uranus.
36 posted on 04/12/2024 7:10:52 PM PDT by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Welder Lens should be #12 or darker. I did use a #10 for a fee seconds. No problem.


37 posted on 04/12/2024 7:22:23 PM PDT by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Staris and Bars Flags))
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To: ChicagoConservative27
I was in an area of totality (southern Quebec) on Monday and the skies were completely clear. I forgot my special glasses but was determined to look anyway. During the 2 minutes of totality I looked at the sun three times...each for a second or less.

My vision seems to be OK...but I see my retina specialist next week for my yearly exam. We'll see what,if anything,she has to say.

38 posted on 04/12/2024 7:28:58 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

YA THINK ??


39 posted on 04/12/2024 8:54:05 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Mama told me to look into the eye of the sun.
But Mama, that’s where the fun is.”


40 posted on 04/12/2024 9:39:46 PM PDT by Ignatz (The bees don't bother to tell the flies that honey tastes better than dung.)
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