CFL's making you blind

I didn't do a full search on the forum for this question so don't yell at me if it was already asked.
Do you do any harm to your eyes by looking at your CFL's? I have four 42W and sometimes after staring into my cab for a while my eyes hurt a little bit and I get those spots all over. I'm just wondering if you can actually do any permanent damage by looking at the lights? Thanks

Same question??

Wear sunglasses? I don't think it would do permanent damage, but that's just an assumption based on nothing.

TRY staring at an HPS light... yikes...

I don't think it is a good idea to stare at the lights.. stresses the eye..

even when i am in Time Square at night my eyes feel stressed

Yeah man I got a pair of cheep-o sunglasses from wal-mart (Supposed to be 100% Uv proof) but they help a lot. i never get the spots sometimes im in my cab like 15-20mins just tinkering or staring at my plants sometimes

haha yea i wear sunglasses

A good tip to find cheap but effective sun glasses is to hit the fishing section. Polorized sun glasses are big in fishing, and they sell them for cheap.

I also have to wear sunglasses. My eyes are sensitive to light to begin with. Looking into my cab is like the surface of the sun.

I bought a pare of sunglasses for about $16 there not to dark and yet not to light so i can see what I'm doing easly

I catch a tan if I'm in my room too long!! Do you stare at the sun?

Garden Knowm said:

TRY staring at an HPS light... yikes...

I don't think it is a good idea to stare at the lights.. stresses the eye..

even when i am in Time Square at night my eyes feel stressed

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cool..... Would love to stand in Time Square Never in my life....


CFL's are ok.... but an hps is the worst to look at ^^