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No reports of eye injuries due to eclipse at Ottawa hospitals

ottawacitizen.com No reports of eye injuries due to eclipse at Ottawa hospitals

After Monday’s eclipse “my eyes hurt” was trending on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

No reports of eye injuries due to eclipse at Ottawa hospitals

By the end of the day after the solar eclipse, there were no signs of residents rushing to get treatment for eye damage, say spokespeople for Ottawa hospitals.

After Monday’s eclipse, “my eyes hurt” was trending on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, suggesting some people had damaged their eyes. But, if that was the case, there was no sign of it in Ottawa.

Spokespeople for CHEO, The Ottawa Hospital, Montfort Hospital and Queensway Carleton all said they had not seen cases of people with eye damage coming to the hospital as of Tuesday evening....

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