The distraction from flash blindness could cause a serious accident.

If you experience flash blindness, call your local 911 operator and remain calm.

Then he arose, shook the flashing blindness from his eyes, and took hold of the boat.

However, laser exposure may create dangerous conditions such as flash blindness.

Though she is safe, she has suffered from flash blindness.

Because vision loss is sudden and takes time to recover, flash blindness can be hazardous.

It is unclear whether pain is directly associated with flash blindness.

They can be effective up to 2.5 miles with the effects going from mild disorientation to flash blindness at closer range.

At night, the dark-adapted pupil is wide open so flash blindness has a greater effect and lasts longer.

These include short-lived flash blindness if the beam is encountered in darkened surroundings, as when driving at night.

Reaction to flash blindness can be discomforting and disorienting.

Even if a laser does not cause eye damage at 25 feet, it can still cause flash blindness, glare and a distraction.

Flash blindness is a temporary loss of vision that occurs when the eye is suddenly exposed to intense light.

For example, it shows that the areas of most concern-eye damage, flash blindness and glare-occur relatively close to the aircraft.

This "was identified as the level of exposure at which significant flash blindness and afterimages could interfere with a pilot's visual performance."

Flash blindness is visual impairment during and following exposure to a light flash of extremely high intensity.

Flash blindness is caused by bleaching (oversaturation) of the retinal pigment.

Is flash blindness temporary or permanent?

Temporary flash blindness.

Flash blindness is caused by the initial brilliant flash of light produced by the nuclear detonation.

For example, using the phrase "temporary flash blindness" when discussing everyday flash photography emphasizes that the condition will disappear without ill effect.

Flash blindness, in contrast, is caused by a single very brief exposure which oversaturates the retina, and is not usually accompanied by reports of pain.

For example, an invisible (infrared) laser can be an eye hazard for hundreds of feet, but presents no flash blindness, glare or distraction hazard.

A number of people had to be treated for flash-blindness, having had the misfortune to be looking directly into the explosion when it occurred.

The danger is from flash-blindness, flash-burn, sheer heat, shock-wave, concussion and flying debris of all kinds.'