{"id":10929,"date":"2024-04-14T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10929"},"modified":"2024-04-14T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:10:08","slug":"woman-left-with-permanent-blind-spot-after-staring-directly-at-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10929","title":{"rendered":"Woman left with \u2018permanent blind spot\u2019 after staring directly at solar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has been left with a permanent blind spot in her sight after staring directly at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.co\/news\/how-to-tell-eye-damage-solar-eclipse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a solar eclipse.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On April 8, millions gathered all across North America to witness a once-in-a-generation celestial event: a total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning parts of the US, Mexico, and Canada, the path of totality crossed over approximately 44 million people, making it truly a sight to see.<\/p>\n<p>People headed out in their numbers to watch the event gathering in massive venues and fields to make sure they could catch a glimpse of this rare phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone was as prepared as they should have been.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1263257217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.vt.co\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2141955873-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em class=\"caption\">A view of a partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in New York. Credit: Fatih Aktas\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While a lot of folks understood that wearing eye protection is an important aspect when it came to witnessing something as powerful as this, some thought it would be good to take a risk and just stare directly at the sun \u2013 a grave mistake if I ever did hear one.<\/p>\n<p>Something so simple can have such dire consequences, including the permanent loss of vision.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1263257218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.vt.co\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147030459.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em class=\"caption\">Experts have warned that looking directly at a solar eclipse can have dire consequences. Credit: Richard Lautens\/Toronto Star\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the recent solar eclipse, one woman shared her experience after she made the mistake of forgetting her eye protection six years ago during another similar event.<\/p>\n<p>Bridget Kyeremateng AKA @iambridget on TikTok took to the video sharing platform to recall the time she stared directly at the sun and moon just for a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7355156737894190378\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt pains me that me and the orange man [Donald Trump] have something in common, and that is that yes, I did look at the solar eclipse six and a half years ago,\u201d she said in the video, which has been viewed a whopping 5.5 million times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI closed my right eye, and I stared at the sun for a good, like, 15 seconds and didn\u2019t think anything of it, not an issue,\u201d Bridgette continued. \u201cThe very next day, I woke up, and I woke up on what I think is my right side, and I opened up my left eye to read on my phone, and I couldn\u2019t read every other word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was, like, a blind spot on every other word I was reading,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker started to get concerned and sought medical advice, but on the way to a facility, she realized that she couldn\u2019t even see signs on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis all happened in the span of 10 seconds. Only 10 seconds, I stared at the sun,\u201d Bridget said.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1263257215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.vt.co\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2148223357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em class=\"caption\">People look up at a solar eclipse is seen in the sky on April 8 in Canada. Credit: Cole Burston\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the comments, others also shared their own experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at an eclipse without glasses as a kid over 30 years ago. The vision in my right eye has been altered ever since. Like I\u2019m looking through a colander,\u201d one user wrote while another added: \u201cI\u2019ve worn prescription glasses ever since I looked at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/michaelabramwell\/solar-eclipse-eye-damage-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuzzFeed<\/a>, Bridget opened up about the lasting effects the mistake still has on her today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took about 24 hours for the blind spot to settle in, and it\u2019s been with me to this day. I wear prescribed sunglasses to help ease the strain and headache from my left eye,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>So there we have it guys. If you\u2019re ever thinking of staring directly at a solar eclipse, then don\u2019t unless you want potentially life-altering eye issues.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re concerned about any symptoms you may be experiencing including headaches, blurred vision, scotomas AKA dark spots, color changes in normal vision, and distorted lines, please seek medical help immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has been left with a permanent blind spot in her sight after staring&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":59,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}