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Total solar eclipse will take place on July 22A total solar eclipse will take place on July 22. The solar eclipse will be visible in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, China and Japan.
Eye specialists are advising people not to watch the solar eclipse with bare eyes. They said the eclipse may appear dim but the sunlight will be so strong. It can damage the innermost part of the eye called the retina.
People are also advised not to watch the solar eclipse through medical x-ray frames, black and white colour frames, CD and floppy disk. Watching the eclipse through digital camera and binoculars can also cause severe damage to the eyes.
An eye specialist at the national referral hospital, Dr. Dechen Wangmo said people will not realize that their eyes are being damaged because there will be no pain initially. The symptoms will start appearing within one to four hours after watching the eclipse. She said the vision will start to deteriorate right after looking at the eclipse,
“Within the first six months, the vision recovers but in some, the damage is permanent. My advice to the patients not to watch solar eclipse directly” said Doctor Dechen Wangmo.
She said if people want to watch the eclipse, the safest way is to watch on a projection and not directly.
She said children are more vulnerable than adults. This is because the natural filter of children’s eyes is not well developed.
According to the Head of the Metrology Section Karma Chophel, the total solar eclipse will be visible in almost all parts of the country. He said part of Punakha, Gasa, Haa and Wangdue will witness partial eclipse. It will begin from west coast of India at 6:53 am. It will reach Bhutan at 6:59 am in the morning. In Bhutan, it will last four minutes ten seconds.
Karma Chhophel said the eclipse will enter from southwest of Bhutan that is from Samtse and exit from Trashiyangtse.
Eye specialists are advising people not to watch the solar eclipse with bare eyes. They said the eclipse may appear dim but the sunlight will be so strong. It can damage the innermost part of the eye called the retina.
People are also advised not to watch the solar eclipse through medical x-ray frames, black and white colour frames, CD and floppy disk. Watching the eclipse through digital camera and binoculars can also cause severe damage to the eyes.
An eye specialist at the national referral hospital, Dr. Dechen Wangmo said people will not realize that their eyes are being damaged because there will be no pain initially. The symptoms will start appearing within one to four hours after watching the eclipse. She said the vision will start to deteriorate right after looking at the eclipse,
“Within the first six months, the vision recovers but in some, the damage is permanent. My advice to the patients not to watch solar eclipse directly” said Doctor Dechen Wangmo.
She said if people want to watch the eclipse, the safest way is to watch on a projection and not directly.
She said children are more vulnerable than adults. This is because the natural filter of children’s eyes is not well developed.
According to the Head of the Metrology Section Karma Chophel, the total solar eclipse will be visible in almost all parts of the country. He said part of Punakha, Gasa, Haa and Wangdue will witness partial eclipse. It will begin from west coast of India at 6:53 am. It will reach Bhutan at 6:59 am in the morning. In Bhutan, it will last four minutes ten seconds.
Karma Chhophel said the eclipse will enter from southwest of Bhutan that is from Samtse and exit from Trashiyangtse.
Source:BBS
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