Eclipse, Cases in Hospital for Eye Damage in Italy and Germany

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The appeals of doctors and experts to prudence were not enough. During the solar eclipse someone chose to challenge the risks and to observe the phenomenon directly, without the special glasses certified. And in the following hours came the first patients in the ophthalmological emergency rooms of Rome and Milan. In the capital, in the emergency room of the hospital [...] L'articolo Eclissi, dozens of people in hospital for eye problems: cases i…

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Following the partial solar eclipse visible over Germany, ophthalmologists diagnosed eye injuries in some observers of the natural spectacle. "Of the people who had their eyes examined, a small fraction actually had demonstrable damage to the retina," Christian Richter, head of department at the Professional Association of Ophthalmologists (BVA), told the German media network RND. He did not provide specific figures. After the eclipse, up to 20 …

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After the partial solar eclipse over Germany some people with complaints visit eye clinics. In the meantime ophthalmologists report about first retina damage. Further cases could still follow, warn physicians.

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For this reason, Line SNS 24 did not record any impact associated with the observation of the solar eclipse on Wednesday. Prior to the eclipse, DGS issued recommendations addressed to the population and employers for a safe observation of the total eclipse of the sun.