Did the eclipse damage your eyes?

• Fewer patients have presented with eclipse-related eye injury following the recent eclipse compared to 1999, suggesting improved public awareness of safe viewing practices
• Eye damage from solar eclipses remains a clinical concern; surgeons are still encountering cases requiring treatment
• GPs should maintain vigilance for eclipse-related ocular injury and counsel patients on the dangers of unprotected eclipse viewing

An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.

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