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Originally Posted by sammyg2
Many years ago my eyes got flash-burned from an arc. Basically retinal sunburn.
Imagine having sand packed behind your eyelids.
It took several hours for the symptoms to get really bad, and about 2 days to go away.
Lets see if your eyes still feel fine in a few hours. It sounds like you may have gotten away with it, but we are talking radiation that has the potential to damage tissue and eyes don't get better, they just get worse.
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This.
I did it once when I was young and dumb. Big bucket of no fun whatsoever.
Buy a self dimming helmet. Cheaper than a pair of glasses and more protective.