Emergency ophthalmology consultations increased due to the eclipse, but with hardly any serious cases: “The damage does not cause pain or irritation”
The damage to the retina that is characteristic of sun exposure causes vision disturbances and can take days to appear.
The emergency rooms of many Spanish hospitals had been reinforced on Wednesday to deal with possible eye injuries caused by the total solar eclipse. In most of them, activity was similar to that of a normal day; others had a significant increase in consultations, but the health ministries of the autonomous communities are reporting hardly any serious cases, although these can still take hours to appear.
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