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Eye injuries after solar eclipse surge following phenomenon
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A number of people sought medical treatment for their eyes following Monday's solar eclipse, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat tells Fox News Digital, while Google searched also spiked.
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.
Looking at the sun without protective equipment such as solar eclipse glasses can harm vision and can lead to serious and permanent damage. Nesheiwat says the sun’s rays can burn the retina and damage the macula, the part of the retina at the back of the eye that is responsible for central vision.
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