Some of it is that people didn’t get the memo, some of it is that people got told incorrect information, some of it is that people got sold bad glasses, and some of it really is that people didn’t listen to the warnings.
It seems to also be a failure of the American education system. I’ve been told to not look directly at the sun since I can remember. Kids have very sensitive eyes so it’s surprising to me that not everybody heard that rule.
The funny thing is I once got my eyes burnt even without looking at the sun directly - I sailed a lot without sunglasses and thus learned that reflected light can be harmful as well.
Some of it is that people didn’t get the memo, some of it is that people got told incorrect information, some of it is that people got sold bad glasses, and some of it really is that people didn’t listen to the warnings.
It seems to also be a failure of the American education system. I’ve been told to not look directly at the sun since I can remember. Kids have very sensitive eyes so it’s surprising to me that not everybody heard that rule.
The funny thing is I once got my eyes burnt even without looking at the sun directly - I sailed a lot without sunglasses and thus learned that reflected light can be harmful as well.
Wear eye protection as often as you can kids