It appears Donald Trump wasn’t the only one to directly expose his eyes to a total solar eclipse.
Google Trends keyword searches for the term “eyes hurt” spiked following the solar eclipse, despite the endless coverage of how to safely view the phenomenon. Perhaps people didn’t want to wear those goofy glasses or ended up buying counterfeits. Whatever the case, eye doctors are keeping busy.
“At the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary emergency facility, we have already seen dozens of patients with concerns ranging from headaches to subjective blurry vision,” Dr. Avnish Deobhakta, an ophthalmologist at Mount Sinai Hospital told CNN.