Isn't anyone concerned about eye health? I know that not many people wear eye protection in their grow rooms, myself included. It's inconvenient, believe me I know, but indoor lights be they HID, LED, or whatever throw off some seriously intense light. It's not like a department store HID or street light where the lamp is 40 feet away. These things are right there in your face, and though we try not to look directly at them, I always feel like I accidentally do it while standing up or pruning or something. Now maybe it's no different than being outside on a bright sunny day, but even then, wouldn't you be wearing sunglasses? Not to mention the fact that they are also putting out UVA and some UVB which isn't good for the eyeballs. I just feel like spending any good length of time in a grow room can't be a good thing as evidenced by how my eyes feel when I come out and realize just how damn bright those lights are.
I didn't think that a welders mask was necessary from a protection standpoint, but it was the only hands free thing I could think of that would fit over my glasses.
Hotrod, thanks for the suggestion, I have a pair similar to these (
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/360-i3.html ) and they don't work very well but maybe this model is better. It's cheap enough that it's worth a try. Or Maybe something more like this with a front that you can lift up for convenience:
http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/wg100.html
Shade 5 is pretty dark, I was thinking shade 3 would do the trick.
I hope your eyes healed eventually. Did you lose any vision?
