“NEVER look directly at the sun without proper eye protection.”
This is the strong message from local health officials who are again warning residents not to directly look at the sun between 7 and 9:30 this morning—the duration of the annular solar eclipse.
Dr. Richard Brostrom, medical director of the Department of Public Health, yesterday said the best protection against permanent eye damage, including blindness, is not to look at the sun without proper eye protection.
The edge of the moon will first intersect the sun at 7:01 a.m. today, or an hour after the sunrise.
The maximum eclipse will occur at 8:09 a.m.
The moon will pass by the sun at 9:29 a.m.
Dr. David Khorram, a certified ophthalmologist at Marianas Eye Institute, said adults need to supervise their children.
There is no medical treatment so far discovered to bring back lost eyesight due to starting at an eclipse.
“There’s nothing we can do about it if your eyes get burned, so the best thing is to never look at it directly,” said Khorram in an interview yesterday.
Two of the popular methods of safely viewing the eclipse is using a pinhole projection or a special filter made for safe solar viewing.
