Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGoogle searches for “sore eyes” surged by 650 per cent following a partial solar eclipse across the UK. Mr Emil Kurniawan, a consultant ophthalmologist at OCL Vision, said: “Looking directly at the sun, even for just a few seconds, can burn the retina at the back of the eye, even if only a sliver of the sun is visible during a partial eclipse.”He added: “This condition, known as solar retinopathy, is painless which is why it’s so dangerous - people don’t realise the damage they’ve done until hours or even days later.”Should you develop any of the following symptoms after viewing the sun, you should seek urgent medical attention: Eye pain, redness, grittiness or irritation, blurred vision, distorted vision, new dark spots, sudden changes in sight. After the total solar eclipse in 1999, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists reported around 70 cases of people experiencing vision problems after watching the event.In fullWarning signs that your eyes are damaged from staring at the eclipseMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
What is solar retinopathy – and what are some of the warning signs?
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGoogle searches for “sore eyes” surged by 650 per cent following a partial solar eclipse across the UK. Mr Emil Kurniawan, a consultant ophthalmologist at OCL Vision, said: “Looking directly at the sun, even for just a few seconds, can burn the retina at the back of the eye, even if only a sliver of the sun is visible during a partial eclipse.”He added: “This condition, known as solar retinopathy, is painless which is why it’s so dangerous - people don’t realise the damage they’ve done until hours or even days later.”Should you develop any of the following symptoms after viewing the sun, you should seek urgent medical attention: Eye pain, redness, grittiness or irritation, blurred vision, distorted vision, new dark spots, sudden changes in sight. After the total solar eclipse in 1999, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists reported around 70 cases of people experiencing vision problems after watching the event.In fullWarning signs that your eyes are damaged from staring at the eclipseMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
