That can damage cells and cause burns, leading to a condition eye doctors refer to as photic or solar retinopathy. Some ...

The result can be solar retinopathy—damage to cells in the retina—also known as “eclipse blindness.” There are no pain receptors in the retina so this can happen without feeling pain.

told us in October that unsafe viewing of a solar eclipse can cause solar retinopathy, which is a type of retinal damage he compared to sunburn on the "satellite dish of the eye." Failing to wear ...

Business Insider's Kevin Loria reported that without protective glasses, ultraviolet light from the sun can penetrate the human retina, causing a condition that eye doctors call solar retinopathy.