Two Women Went Blind, It Can Happen To You

We hear of strange things happening to others and we think, that can never happen to us, right?  Two women who recently went blind in one eye, never thought it could happen to them either.

The 'New England Journal of Medicine' has a report out this week, about two women who temporarily went blind in one eye from using their phones in the dark, something we've all done.

Here's what happened.  Each of these women were looking at their phone in a dark room, with one eye covered with a pillow.  The eye they were using to see the phone, got used to the bright light and when the phone was powered off, the eye shut down, stopped working.  Causing temporary blindness.

Their site did return to normal after a short time, but caused each of these women some degree of concern.  Doctors say there is probably no permanent damage but highly suggest using both eyes when using your phone, day or night.

[Via:  LiveScience]