U.S.A. — Irreversible solar retinopathy and permanent eye damage can result from staring directly at an eclipse with no protection. <br /> <br />According to information from the British vision charity the Eye Care Trust, staring directly at the eclipse can cause solar retinopathy, a condition where radiation from the sun is focussed through the eyes and burns the retina. <br /> <br />Symptoms of this include headaches, watery and painful eyes, sensitivity to bright light, blurry or distorted vision, the occurrence of new blind spots and a difficulty to differentiate between colors. <br /> <br />Google experienced a spike in search terms like "my eyes hurt" and "eyes hurt eclipse" following the eclipse on Monday Aug. 21, reports CNN.
