My ten years old got into soccer recently and he’s getting good at it, except, he has this paranoia that he’ll get blind (or will have severe eye damage) if he traces the ball through the air against a sunny backdrop. Because of this he won’t practice in the evening and this is when most training happens.
We had an eclipse recently and I think he took the “don’t look at the sun” mantra way too far and I don’t know how to undo that.
Please help!!!
In: Physics
Glancing at the sun for short periods is perfectly fine, you have to look directly at it for an extended period, such as you might during the excitement of a solar eclipse, for it to do any damage.
Sunset and sunrise don’t matter much, it’s still more or less as dangerous.
I have pretty light sensitive eyes, and had similar difficulties at the dentist, so I recommend trying with sunglasses to help him feel more at ease.
After all, there’s not much need for him to even have his eyes open for most of the visit.
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