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view the Sun directly, even during
a partial eclipse and especially not through sunglasses,
photographic films, slides, x-rays, etc...
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wear protective eyeglasses equipped
with solar filters certified "CE n°89/686" and
specially designed for DIRECT viewing of the Sun.
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Enjoy the event, but protect your
eyes to avoid injuring them from the conjunction of the Sun and
the Moon. Our eyeglasses, specially designed for prolonged
observation of the Sun, conform to the 89/686 European directive
and have "EC" certification. "CE n°89/686".
• Below is a visual detailing the dangerous phases during a
solar eclipse.
During the annular eclipse of 3 October 2005 there will be no safe
phase, and it is therefore essential to protect your EYES
throughout the duration of the ECLIPSE.
During the total eclipse of 26 March 2006 it is all the more
imperative to protect your EYES, throughout the various phases
of the ECLIPSE.
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SUN
OUT OF ECLIPSE
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DURING PARTIAL
ECLIPSE
DANGER ! |
DURING THE PHASE
OF ANNULAR ECLIPSE
DANGER ! |
DURING THE PHASE
OF TOTAL ECLIPSE
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• VISUAL AFTER-EFFECTS... A solar
eclipse is an exceptional event and should be a memorable
experience. Unfortunately, at every eclipse, several hundred cases
of retina burns with serious after-effects have been registered.
Eclipse-related burns bring about a deterioration of central
vision, visual distortions, alterations in the vision of colours,
dark spots in the centre of the visual field. Such injuries are
all the more insidious because they are painless and appear
rapidly: just a few tens of seconds of exposure to the sun can
leave permanent side-effects.
• PREVENTION IS BETTER... The Sun is
the only astral body whose observation is dangerous. Our
eyeglasses contain BLACK POLYMER filters
conforming to the standard "CE n°89/686",
and their lenses are made from material making up the entire
filter in its composition. This high-quality, hardwearing and
virtually untearable filter is even safer and provides a clear
image of the sun, ORANGE in colour. Our eyeglasses,
manufactured with an solar filter certified "CE
n°89/686", filter:
100 % of ultra-violet rays.
100 % of infra-red rays.
99.999 % of light intensity.
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1- Sclera
2- Iris
3- Ciliary Body
4- Choroid
5- Retina
6- Fovea
7- Optic Nerve
8- Vitreous Body
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Sunlight is harmful to the
eyes. Do not overexpose your eyes!
Not wearing special glasses to look at a solar eclipse is the
best way to get an indelible memory of the experience…
in the form of permanent black spots caused by burns to the
retina.
We now know that solar radiation plays a part in the phenomenon
of ageing of the lens and retina. This process can bring on a
cataract or macular degeneration. The retina is a delicate
light-sensitive membrane found at the back of the eyeball. The
cells in the retina send messages in the form of pulses along
the optic nerve to the brain.
The brain builds these pulses up into images, and that is how we
"SEE".
The retina can be damaged by overexposure to invisible infra-red
radiation emitted by the sun.
Because the burning caused is totally painless, it all
happens without the person realising. In order to provide the
best vision possible the retina has no pain receptors, and it
does not even have any blood vessels at its centre.
All one has to do is look at the sun for one minute to cause irreversible
damage to this organ. And worst of all, it is
untreatable. Once it has been damaged, the retina cannot be
repaired. The effect is irreversible. It is not until a
short while after the burn that we feel the harmful effects!
The worst thing one can do to THE EYES is to look at a
total, annular or partial eclipse of the sun without the
appropriate protection of special eclipse glasses.
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