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VisionFirst Eye Center urging people not to use solar eclipse glasses it distributed

Doctors say glasses given away may not be safe

VisionFirst Eye Center urging people not to use solar eclipse glasses it distributed

Doctors say glasses given away may not be safe

WEBVTT THERE AT THE PARKTO ENJOY THE ECLIPSE.Guy: THOUSANDS DISCOVEREDTHEIR GLASSES WERE NOTPROPERLY APPROVED.MARLEI MARTINEZ SHOWS US THEEYE POPPING REVELATION.>> THESE ARE THE SOLAR ECLIPSEGLASSES WE ORDERED.Reporter: THEY ARE WARNINGCUSTOMERS.>> YOU CAN SEE THE LOGO ON THESIDE.>> WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUTTHIS OVER THE WEEKEND.Reporter: DESPITE DISPLAYINGTHE NUMBER VISION FIRST SAYSTHEY RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROMTHE DISTRIBUTOR.ON FRIDAY THEY RECOMMEND THEYNOT USE THE GLASSES.THEY ARE STANDING BY THEGLASSES, BUT THE DISTRIBUTORDID NOT #-R -- DID MOTTINDEPENDENTLY TEST THEM.>> THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THEGLASSES CERTIFICATION AND THEYRAN OUT OF TIME TO TEST THEM.THEY POSTED IT TO THEIRFACEBOOK PAGE.>> YOU CAN BURN YOUR RETINASWHICH CAN CAUSE EVERYTHINGFROM TEMPORARY TO PERMANENTVISION LOSS.THAT ALLIES NOT ONLY IF THEREIS AN ECLIPSE, BUT TODAYPEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKINGAT THE SUN MORE THAN USUAL.>> AND IF CUSTOMERS DID NOTSEE THE WARNING IN TIME, THISIS THEIR SUGGESTION.>> I WOULD DEFINITELYRECOMMEND THEY CALL ANDSCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IFTHEY HAVE ANY PAIN OR ISSUES.>> IN BIRMINGHAM, WVTM13NEWS.>> SOME KEY INDICATORS ARESENSITIVITY TO LIGHT OR EYEPAIN.DISTORTED VISION AND ALTERED
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VisionFirst Eye Center urging people not to use solar eclipse glasses it distributed

Doctors say glasses given away may not be safe

Doctors at the VisionFirst Eye Center in Birmingham said the eclipse glasses they gave out may not be safe.VisionFirst Eye Center said that the distributor of the eclipse glasses was not able to complete their own testing of the product.The doctors at the eye center recommend that the glasses not be used to view the eclipse.VisionFirst plans a eclipse viewing party Monday and will have alternate viewing methods available.

Doctors at the VisionFirst Eye Center in Birmingham said the eclipse glasses they gave out may not be safe.

VisionFirst Eye Center said that the distributor of the eclipse glasses was not able to complete their own testing of the product.

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The doctors at the eye center recommend that the glasses not be used to view the eclipse.

VisionFirst plans a eclipse viewing party Monday and will have alternate viewing methods available.