Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have taken a big risk watching the eclipse on Monday.
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Elon Musk may have watched the solar eclipse in a way that can destroy your eyes
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he watched the solar eclipse on Monday while wearing sunglasses through the glass roof of the Model S.
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Musk said via Twitter that he watched the solar eclipse wearing sunglasses through the glass roof of his Tesla Model S.
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It's not clear whether Musk meant eclipse sunglasses or actual sunglasses, but if it's the latter, he could have done some serious damage to his eyes.
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As my colleague Kevin Loria pointed out, without wearing the proper eyewear "Ultraviolet light from the sun can penetrate and be absorbed into your retina, causing a condition that eye doctors call solar retinopathy."
Solar retinopathy is damage caused to your retina by the sun and can either be temporary or permanent.
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