22-08-2017 13:20 via kxan.com

Post eclipse, doctors expect patients with solar damage to their eyes

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All eyes were on the sky for the total solar eclipse and ophthalmologists are fearing patients will fill their offices with eye damage.
John Odette is a general & refractive ophthalmologist at Austin Eye. He says anyone who stared at our sun with
“The reality is a lot of the damage that occurs can be permanent, but there can be some acute things that can be aided or repaired if we catch them early enough,” Dr. Odette said. “Luckily we have outstan
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