The price of a peek: Retinal damage after the 2024 solar eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse kept the eyes of millions of Quebecers riveted on the sky. But the experience left at least two among them—a 34-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman—with permanent retinal damage. They’d been gazing directly at the sun without wearing any protective eyewear.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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