Patrick Martin, MD, St. Kitts & Nevis
“Protect your eyesight. Protect your child’s eyesight. Never stare at the sun; not even for a second. A partial eclipse of the sun starts around 2:20 p.m. tomorrow Monday [August 221st]. It will last for 2.5 hours.
Do not look directly at the sun, or at it through sunglasses of any kind, color film, x-ray film, a camera, binoculars or telescope. Sun radiation causes temporary or permanent injury ranging from blurred vision to cataracts to dark spots in the retina.
A solar eclipse may be viewed only through approved lens stamped ISO 12312-2. They are all sold out. Fake lens are being sold. Do not buy them. Your eyes are irreplaceable. Looking at an eclipse is not worth it. Prevention is better than cure.” – August 20 , 2017