# Flaming Eye caused 'Permanent' Blindness

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**Created:** [May 9, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flaming-eye-caused-permanent-blindness/23586 "2020-05-09T06:40:46Z")
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### Author: ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flaming-eye-caused-permanent-blindness/23586/19 "2020-05-11T08:15:15Z")

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About the “permanent” part:  
As @kwahn stated him/herself, it was probably not really permanent, but instead “a very long time”, since it got stacked multiple times, similar to [Permanent Shakes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/permanent-shakes/22308). It probably would have worn itself off, given enough time (whatever “enough” would have been).

As for “blindness shouldn’t stack”:  
While I don’t have any background in “eye science” or experience with flash grenades, I think it would be possible to stack the effect (although probably not 1 grenade = 5 seconds, 2 grenades = 10 seconds …).  
I’ve once got (temporary) blinded by a magnesium fire and suffered from blindness longer than a colleague who was exposed to it for a shorter period.  
As for the “you would close your eyes” argument: Our lid is actually pretty weak and lets enough light pass to blind you given a strong enough flash. Covering your eyes with a body part or using a blindfold however is a different story.

> [@GiggleGrassGatherer](#):
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> Please name a form of radiation that:  
> -affects human with an -immediate- blindness;  
> -is curable with short exposure;  
> -but is incurable with long one.

Light. Sorry, you made me do it 😁 .  
Sunlight, just as @Sediment wrote, to be exact. It contains “generic” light (as in; visible wavelengths) strong enough to blind you temporarily and UV-light which will cause incurable damage to your eye if it’s exposed long enough to it.

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