There is a solar eclipse coming up on Monday the 21st of August.

There are lots of old wives tales about vision (no reading in the dark won’t make you go blind, your parents just wanted you to go to sleep) but vision loss from sun gazing isn’t one of them.

Thinking of watching the eclipse? Make sure you have ISO approved sunglasses from a trusted source. Amazon.ca just recalled a bunch of glasses that falsely advertised meeting safety standards.

Here is some more information for you: