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Doctors Describe Eye Reactions From Atomic Explosion
In San Francisco doctors report the eye damage from atomic blasts can be severe. They compare the fireball’s brightness to many times the sun and describe how light focuses into the eye, causing the retina to heat and steam, with tissue destruction and vessel blockage observed in rabbits at Nevada tests. The finding notes that human eyes would suffer similar injury when within range.
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