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Report: Some patients treated for putting sunblock in their eyes during eclipse
Posted: Aug 23, 2017 06:25 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 23, 2017 06:25 PM EDT

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So far, she said they haven't had any patients with damage from looking at the eclipse, but they've had a few customers experience pain after they put sunscreen in their eye Monday since they did not have protective glasses.

"One of my colleagues at moonlight here stated yesterday that they had patients presenting at their clinic that put sunscreen on their eyeball, and presented that they were having pain and they were referred to an ophthalmologist," Patterson said.

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5 tips to protect your eyes during the solar eclipse...

 "Don’t forget to apply some sunscreen."


There you have it folks.  They just did what they were told to do.

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I'd say Darwin but unfortunately they can probably still breed.

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