“I started driving to the eye doctor and couldn’t see the signs.”

Though exciting, solar eclipses are dangerous to those without proper eye protection.

#stitchwith @Vicki Chan MD the only medicine or cure to my slow 2020 vision is laughter.

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There was, like, a blind spot on every other word I was reading."

“I started driving to the eye doctor and couldn’t see the signs.”

“This all happened in the span of 10 seconds.

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Only 10 seconds, I stared at the sun,” Bridget said.

I wear prescribed sunglasses to help ease the strain and headache from my left eye."

Another user who shared a similar experience wrote, “Ok, I found my people!

Woman with a playful expression and hand on chin, looking to the side, indoors

Sometimes, when I’m strained, my blind spot comes back.”

“I actually went blind in one eye,” this user wrote.

“Girl, me, too.

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I thought it was no big deal and did the SAME EXACT THING.

Burned a hole in my retina, super depressing, same symptoms!

BuzzFeed reached out toDr.

Closeup of Bridget in her TikTok video

“After 2017, my office had 60+ calls the next morning.”

“Thankfully, 2024 has been much less (12!

“When in doubt, talk to your doctor!”

Closeup of Bridget in her TikTok video

Closeup of Bridget in her TikTok video

Message from Bridge mentioning headaches on the left side due to left eye working harder than right

User expresses relief at finding their community, mentioning a returning blind spot when strained

A screenshot of a social media comment by a user discussing a personal experience of suddenly going blind in one eye and coping with it

Commenter shares experience of eye damage and symptoms, finding solace that condition improved over time

Optometrist conducting an eye examination on a patient in a clinic

Illustration of a human eye anatomy, labeling parts like the retina, cornea, and optic nerve

Four friends wearing eclipse glasses looking upwards with expressions of amazement