Looking directly at the midday sun carries a risk of inducing cataracts and macular degeneration. — Whalespan
Looking directly at the midday sun carries a risk of inducing cataracts and macular degeneration.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“it's when the sun is overhead and there's all those photons coming in quickly in one in a short period of time that you do have to be concerned about cataract and um macular degeneration if you're getting too much daytime sunlight”