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Article Abstract:

Nurse-led minor injuries units (MIU) in Cornwall were connected to 6 main hospitals in the UK during the solar eclipse of August 1999, enabling nursing staff to offer up-to-date, speedy diagnoses of problems associated with the large influx of people to the region. Telemedicine technology covered the four-day period on each side of the solar eclipse, enabling the nurses to offer medical advice, if needed, to the extra 1 million people. Calls to medical centres rose by 25% after the actual eclipse with eye-related problems accounting for about 70 calls.

Usage, Telemedicine, Cornwall, England

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Blinded by the light: eye risk and the eclipse

Article Abstract:

A total eclipse of the sun is a unique event but many people who view it directly risk permanent eye injury. Those at higher risk of damage include children, people who have had cataract surgery, the elderly and those with retinal conditions. The best advice is to indirectly view the solar eclipse on Aug 11, 1999. A simple and safe way to look at the sun is through a pinhole in a card which focuses the image on another card held behind it.

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Burn marks

Article Abstract:

London's Moorfields Eye Hospital set up special eclipse clinics following the solar eclipse in August 1999 to deal with the surge in patients worried about retinal damage following eclipse viewing. Despite Department of Health warnings, people used a variety of filters to view the eclipse including CDs, X-ray film, 3D glasses, and black bin liners.

Injuries, Eye, Eye injuries

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