The AP reports “With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive,” warning people of eye damage from “staring at the sun, even the slimmest sliver of it.” American Optometric Association President Christopher Quinn, OD, explained, “It’s really important to resist the urge to look even momentarily, directly in the sun because you have no real sense of time.” Dr. Quinn added, “What you think may be a glancing look could be a more substantial amount of time, and that can result in permanent damage.” Read more here.