SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Never look directly at the Sun. You can seriously hurt your eyes, and even go blind. Proper eye protection, like eclipse glasses or a special solar filter, is the only safe option.

Detailed explanation-2: -In theory, a person could become legally blind-vision of 20/200 or worse-from staring at the sun. But staring at the sun is unlikely to result in total blindness, or loss of both central and peripheral vision, because solar retinopathy typically doesn’t damage peripheral vision, Van Gelder said.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beware … damage will occur! When you stare directly at the sun-or other types of bright light such as a welding torch-ultraviolet light floods your retina, literally burning the exposed tissue. Short-term damage can include sunburn of the cornea-known as solar keratitis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antireflective coatings can increase UV exposure by causing back reflection of the UV rays into the eye. There’s no such thing as sunglasses that are too dark. However, dark lenses can be harmful if they do not offer good UV protection or if UV rays reach the eye from the sides.