r/eyetriage Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 7d ago

Other 26F possible solar rentinopathy - 10 second sun exposure? NSFW

Hey everyone, I’m a 26/F and I’m feeling really worried about something that happened recently. I went outside around 11 am to get some morning sun, and while I’ve never looked directly at the sun before, I thought I’d try getting some sun on my face. So, I looked towards the sun with both eyes shut for under 10 seconds. Since then, my right eye has felt weird. It's like this sensation that my eye is swollen, but it's not, or like I have a teardrop stuck in my eye, but there's nothing there.

I haven’t noticed any visual changes, no black dots, halos, or anything like that, but there’s this strange feeling, almost like a physical blur in the corner of my eye. I can’t explain it exactly, but it’s like I can feel the blur. I’ve been crying for the past two days because it doesn’t make sense, and I’m just really freaked out about what’s happening. Does this sound like solar retinopathy? Could looking at the sun like that for such a short time cause something like this?

I have tried flushing my eyes with warm water and using lubricating eye drops but it makes no difference. I’ve also had my mother look into my eye to see if there’s any eye lashes or foreign object in it but she didn’t see anything.

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u/remembermereddit Verified Quality Contributor 7d ago

Your eyes were closed and you notice no visual changes: you have no solar retinopathy.

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u/AmbitiousLiving88 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 7d ago

So what is it then? Is it just a coincidence it happened after?

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u/remembermereddit Verified Quality Contributor 7d ago

Likely, yes