Influencer Tells How His Eyesight Was Damaged by Observing Eclipse Without Protection in 2017 – MonitorExpresso.com

World. – The Total Solar Eclipse, which took place in several parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, on Monday, April 8, was an astronomical phenomenon that millions of people enjoyed and will undoubtedly be engraved in their memory. Following this event, American influencer Bridget Kyeremateng, went viral on social media by sharing a warning about the importance of protecting your eyes when observing the astronomical phenomenon. This online content creator ignored all safety measures and suffered serious injuries to her left eye, as she was unfortunately left with a “blind spot.” “I didn’t notice or I just didn’t put my glasses on, and I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal, so I closed my right eye and looked straight at the sun for a good 15 seconds,” Kyeremateng posted on his TikTok platform account to alert netizens to the importance of seguridad.@iambridgeet #stitch measures with @Vicki Chan MD the only medicine or cure to my slow 2020 Vision is laughter. You live and you learn #solareclipse #fyp #solarretinopathy #aquariusrising #saturnruled #weardemglasseschile ♬ original sound – Bridget | Global Storyteller also shared what he felt the day after seeing the eclipse directly, “The next day, when I woke up, I tried to read on my phone with my left eye, but I couldn’t read more than every other word… There was a blind spot in any other word I tried to read.” The damage she suffered in her cornea caused distortions to be detected in her eye, the woman also mentioned that for now she has a slow 20/20 vision for seeing an eclipse in 2017 without special glasses… “Don’t be like me,” he added to end his video. 

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