I bought a new Hobart welding mask/helmet. I believe that the tinted part is rated at "10". I used it to do a couple of small stick welding repairs on my lawn mower a few weeks ago. (Note #1- I think that the Lincoln 225 welder was set to 90 amps, and I was using a 1/8" (I think) 6013 rod. Ten minutes non continous weld time.) (Note #2- This is the first time that I have welded while wearing my corrective eye glasses.) Since then I see spots in my peripheral vision when I blink my eyes. (One spot, each eye, toward the outside edge. The one in my right eye is at two o'clock. The one in the left eye is at eight o'clock.) I think that my vision is "dimmer" on the outside edges now.
Here are my questions: Does this sound like a welding injury? Could the welding flash have been focused on my retnas at different places by my corrective lenses? If this is a welding injury, will my eyes recover?
Thank you for your help!
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Here are my questions: Does this sound like a welding injury? Could the welding flash have been focused on my retnas at different places by my corrective lenses? If this is a welding injury, will my eyes recover?
Thank you for your help!
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