Damage to eyes from eclipse

London - An office worker who ignored warnings not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse said yesterday that her eyesight…

London - An office worker who ignored warnings not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse said yesterday that her eyesight has been permanently damaged.

Karen Fairweather (23) of east London, was told by staff at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital that she would always have distorted vision after looking at the sun for 10 seconds.

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