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Don’t Watch That Eclipse
A warning to avoid looking directly at the sun during the solar eclipse next Saturday, July 20, was issued today by Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz, State Health Commissioner.
“There is no safe way of viewing the eclipse directly,” Dr. Shanholtz cautioned. “Neither smoked or dark glasses nor exposed film provide adequate protection against permanent damage through Incurable retinal burns. Watch the eclipse on television or by the cardboard-reflector method,* he advised. “The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc., has taken the leadership in this important campaign against solar damage to the eyes,“Dr. Shanholtz said. The danger stems from the fact that the dazzling rays which generally prevent direct viewing of the sun are blocked during an eclipse, making it possible to look directly at the sun without pain. However, the invisible infrared rays continue to be emitted and these, when focused on the delicate retina of the eye, can cause harmful burns of which the victim is unaware at the time since the retina is not sensitive to pain. “Such a retina burn causes a permanent, incurable blank spot in the field of vision," Dr. Shanholtz warned. “It cannot be stated too strongly that there is no safe way to look directly at the sun at any time," he concluded.
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