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Chamber005

Chamber005

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Hey all you lighting people -- I was trying out a couple of diffusion solutions with one of my 600 watt halogens, and I made the mistake of looking at the light (from about 2 feet away) when I dropped the diffusion material which resulted in one heck of a ZANG to my eyes (primarily the left). It's been about 6 hours and there's still this foggy dryness in the left eye.

Just wanted to know how long until the sensation goes away and if there's any home remedies you can advise on. The closest thing I could find were welders giving home remedies they've used after looking at the blue flame and flashing with naked eyes.

Lots of people applying potatoes to their closed eyes, cold towels -- even vick's vapor rub on their cheeks.
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Go see an opthamologist asap.

Better to have him say "it's nothing and it'll go away" instead of "you should have come in yesterday".

BTW, looking at welding with the naked eye, especially any kind of arc welding, is about as smart as looking directly at the sun. In fact, it's probably worse.
 
I had something similar diagnosed as a burned Retna that went away with a special drop. Go see an opto though asap eyes are very important to us filmmakers.
 
600W isn't very much, and halogens don't pump out a lot of UV (unlike HMIs).

Speaking as someone who welds without a mask (while wearing flip-flops), the best thing to do is just wait. The nerves are a bit over-sensitive after being zinged and will take a few hours to get back to baseline.
 
pmark23 said:
600W isn't very much, and halogens don't pump out a lot of UV (unlike HMIs).

Speaking as someone who welds without a mask (while wearing flip-flops), the best thing to do is just wait. The nerves are a bit over-sensitive after being zinged and will take a few hours to get back to baseline.
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Yeah, it's been getting progressively better. I think my eyes are sensitive to light (of any kind) just overall. I've heard that it's not uncommon for people with blue eyes to be sensitive to sunlight, though.

Anyway, it's feeling better everyday -- and you should wear protection! Sheesh! "Flip flops"!
 
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