UV lights at crypto art party burnt people's eyes

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People went home with sore, sensitive, red eyes after UV lights were used at the Bored Ape Yacht Club festival in Hong Kong last year. Researchers found the revellers were suffering from photokeratitis - which is more commonly seen in people who either look directly at the sun, or its reflection off snow and ice. In a linked editorial, eye experts write that UV light is not a toy, and its use in entertainment needs to be better regulated.

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conference: JAMA Ophthalmology

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Organisation/s: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Funder: Dr Lai reported grants from Bayer, Novartis, and Roche and personal fees from Bayer, Novartis, Roche, Oculis, Iveric Bio, Chengdu Kanghong Biotech, Alcon, and Boehringer Ingelheim outside the submitted work.

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