Long term eye damage from welder's flash?
 

I'm somewhere between mild and severe, only happened once but it was from the oddest thing. I sat across the room from an 8 watt UV-C germicidal bulb for 4-6 hours while whoring the internets, as it baked some old school UV-eraseable 27C256. My eye sockets were sunburned and I couldn't go anywhere without sunglasses or my eyes would automatically shut in strong sunlight. That was maybe 3-4 years ago.

Lately it's been coming back, at least it's hard to open my eyes without sunglasses today. My eyesight is fine, no pain, and maybe I'm jumping to conclusions but I'm pretty sure that caused it. Not exactly welder's flash, but close enough.

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Re: Long term eye damage from welder's flash?
 

Ok this is barely on topic so I can post it at work sans porn..

But my eyes have always been super sensitive to light. More sensitive than anyone around me for any time I can remember. Are yours just now getting more sensitive to light?

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Yup.

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i burnt the ---- out of my eyes once welding... you can't tell until hours later and its like your eyes have a sunburn. it was so painful to blink or even to have my eyes closed because my eyelids would rub on my eyes

it lasted one night, and i put a icey cold rag on my eyes to numb them and i fell asleep

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i had to go to the hospital a few years back...i woke up and it was so bad that the light coming from the gap under my door was enough to hurt my eyes. My eyes have always been sensitive to bright sunlight, and i dont think they have gotten worse since then.

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i have blue eyes so i have always been really sensiive to light like jago said. but i had flash burns so bad it woke me up about 3am and felt like someone stabbing me in the eyes with a soldering iron.. its definatly not fun and that what i get for miging without a helmet. but as far as long term effects maybe but i cant really tell because my eyes have always been sensitive..

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i have a buddy's brother that was not even welding but holding the metal all day long, then night came and they had to call 911 b/c his eys sowal shut and he stated to panic then had a panic attack... he was blind for 2 days.........i hop i never do that ---- to my eyes.....

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my coworker actually has extremely light sensitive eyes. if he goes out in a really sunny day his eyes will close on their own and start tearing up. having light colored eyes doesnt help that either

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"I wear my sunglasses at night"

Well, I did Sunday night, while driving.

Already light sensitive eyes and 4 beers = HOLY ---- those headlights are bright!

In high school I was blown out of a 440v 3 phase box, temp. blinded by the flash.

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Joseph Davis, are you on UTR.org? I see the same avatar there all the time