Eye Clinics See More Visits After Solar Eclipse, But Few Serious Cases
A solar eclipse happened in Spain. After the eclipse, more people went to eye emergency rooms. Doctors saw more patients with eye problems.
More than 400 people visited eye doctors in twelve regions of Spain. Most of them had some kind of eye damage. But doctors say most cases were not serious.
Doctors gave an important warning. They said eye damage from looking at the sun does not always cause pain. It does not cause irritation either. This means people cannot always feel the damage.
A doctor said something important. If a person has a symptom but does not lose their vision, it is probably not from the eclipse. Only vision loss is a clear sign of eclipse damage.
Doctors want people to be careful during eclipses. Looking at the sun without special glasses can hurt the eyes. The damage can be serious, even without pain.
Vocabulary9 words
- solar eclipse
- when the moon covers the sun in the sky
- emergency room
- a hospital place for urgent health problems
- regions
- big parts of a country
- damage
- harm to something
- irritation
- a feeling of pain or discomfort in the body
- symptom
- a sign that shows a health problem
- vision
- the ability to see
- vision loss
- when a person cannot see well or at all
- sign
- something that shows what is happening
Quiz
Answer key
1. More people visited eye emergency rooms 2. More than 400 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A solar _____ happened in Spain. After the eclipse, more people went to eye _____ rooms.
More than _____ people visited eye doctors in twelve _____ of Spain.
Doctors said eye _____ from looking at the sun does not always cause pain. It does not cause _____ either.
If a person has a _____ but does not lose their _____, it is probably not from the eclipse.
Only vision _____ is a clear sign of eclipse damage.