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The clear front of the eyes, called the cornea, can be damaged by over exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and from other light sources, such as a welderâs arc or camera flash. These injuries are called corneal flash burns or ultraviolet keratitis, and is like a form of sunburn to the surface of the eye. Corneal flash burns can cause pain, changes in vision or loss of vision. Radiation damage to the cornea leading to a flash burn can be caused by ultraviolet light from various sources: Sunlamp in tanning salon. Reflection of the sun off the snow at high elevation (snow blindness) Photographerâs flood lamp. Lightning that strikes close to you. Halogen lamp.
When the eye is sunburn the white of the eye becomes blood shot, the eye feels gritty, and one becomes sensitive to light. Similar to skin sunburn, eye sunburn occurs when too many powerful UV rays hit your fragile cornea and it cannot immediately recover. Apart from being the outer layer of defense for your eye, protecting against dirt and sand, the cornea also shields more delicate parts of the eye from harmful UV light.