I don't get this article.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31921098

surely you'd be facing away from the sun if you were doing an eclipse selfie.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:11, 4 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

I'm more annoyed about them using the term 'eye doctor'.
Looking at the times I'll be on my way to work/just getting in when it kicks off.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:17, Reply)

You could blind yourself with the reflection off the screen of the phone, though.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:21, Reply)

1. Most people are fucking idiots
2. The College of Optometrists wanted free coverage and media exposure by sending out a press release mentioning the word 'selfie'.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:23, Reply)

Wouldn't they get more work if they didn't send out a press report?
Or one saying 'look at the sun, you'll be alright'.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:28, Reply)

I think it is more they are warning of the danger of looking at the sun to get the positioning correct
If you are that stupid that you think of taking a selfie during the eclipse then chances are you will have stared at the sun to get the positioning right.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 18 Mar 2015, 13:35, Reply)