Staring at the sun without protective eyewear can cause permanent eye damage and even blindness, according to NASA and ophthalmology experts. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

Ahead of the Monday, April 8th solar eclipse, eye doctors are warning people not to look directly at the sun — which could lead to blindness and permanent eye damage. "This can happen in less ...

Staring directly at the sun during a solar eclipse or at any other time can lead to permanent eye damage. ... Glasses should say they comply with ISO 12312-2 standards, ...

Doctors say looking at the April 8 eclipse without approved solar glasses — which are many times darker than sunglasses — can lead to retinal burns and can result in blind spots and permanent ...

Staring at the sun without special glasses is basically like cooking your eye from the inside. "It is very similar to like as kids, using the magnifying glass burning a hole in a piece of paper ...

One day after staring at the sun, the girl went to an ophthalmology emergency room because her vision had become blurry, according to the report, published today (Aug. 18) in the journal JAMA ...

In preparation for next week's partial solar eclipse, many people are buying special solar safety glasses to allow them to take a peek when the moon covers 90% of the sun's surface.

No matter what your plans are for the total solar eclipse, do not look directly at the sun without your ISO-standard eclipse glasses on – unless it is completely blocked by the moon.

In Orlando, unfortunately, eclipse viewers will see a far-from-total eclipse on August 21. (85.2 percent, to be exact) However, if they try to look at the partial eclipse without the proper eyewear… ...

why looking at a solar eclipse is dangerous Eye damage can occur without proper protection. The sun’s bright rays can burn cells in the retina at the back of the eye.