Did the eclipse damage your eyes?

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Did the eclipse damage your eyes? Close An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999. Millions across the UK on Wednesday witnessed the most significant solar eclipse in 27 years - which saw more than 90% of the Sun covered . Speaking to the BBC, Mr Alexander Ionides from Moorfield Eye Hospital said hospitals were "inundated" with worried patients in 1999, but said it seemed warnings about looking directly at the sun with the naked eye were "getting through". He added that symptoms of eye damage can include a spot in the centre of your vision, which may appear grey or yellow. Symptoms can develop within hours, but sometimes take days to develop. Subsection Published close panel Share page Copy link About sharing EclipsesFollow Eclipses close panel You are now following Eclipses Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. HealthFollow Health close panel You are now following Health Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.